Renewable energy in the world will grow rapidly throughout 2023 as 473 gigawatts are added to the electricity generation sector or the highest addition in a year in history.
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The government is encouraging dedieselization in regional areas by increasing the use of power plants sourced from green energy. Most recently, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) completed the construction and revitalization of a Mini Hydro Power Plant (PLTM) with a capacity of 1 megawatt (MW) in Oksibil District, Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua…
Indonesia's recent lowering of its renewable energy targets highlights Southeast Asia's decarbonization challenges, with inflation and financing concerns growing across the region, from Malaysia to Vietnam.
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The transition from fossil energy to low-emission energy is non-negotiable. It's not about following global trends, but about the earth and its life in the future. However, the question arises when Indonesia can really rely on renewable energy? Because, even though we are blessed with abundant renewable energy potential, access is not easy and the price…
The 2024 is the year of Indonesia's political transition at the end of President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi) 10-year term.
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The Executive Director of IESR, Fabby Tumiwa
Jakarta, March 20, 2024 - Indonesia's iron and steel industry is experiencing consumption growth. Data from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs shows that in 2022, the average steel consumption was 15.62 million tons annually. This number exceeds the average steel production of around 12.46 million tons annually. Meanwhile,…
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can gain various benefits if they can cut or even eliminate their emissions.
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Indonesia in the geopolitical landscape is often called ‘underestimated’, but in the past few years it is back on the map. In the year 2022, when Indonesia was holding the G20 presidency, news coverage on Indonesia increased significantly – including on its energy transition priority.
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Jakarta, March 14, 2024 - Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have become one of the important pillars of the Indonesian economy. Based on data from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (Kemenkop), the MSME sector contributed to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 60.5 percent and contributed to employment reaching 97…
The push for renewable energy typically conjures images of vast solar farms and towering wind turbines, but the real game-changer in the battle against climate change in Southeast Asia could be the small-scale, distributed energy resources (DER) like rooftop solar panels and electric vehicles .
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Program Manager of Energy Transformation, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Deon Arinaldo said that the draft KEN RPP makes Indonesia only reach peak emissions in 2035. This is seven to ten years later than the need to limit the global average temperature rise to below 1.5°C according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
The government opens the option of diverting energy subsidies to free lunches. Threatening poor households.
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