Kurniawati Hasjanah, Author at IESR

Jakarta Post | RI Coal Retirement Program Hinges on Cirebon Power Deal, Say Experts

Media Coverage9 October 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Cirebon 1 coal-fired power plant owned by PT Cirebon Electric Power (Cirebon Power) is deemed to play a crucial role in Indonesia’s energy transition, with experts suggesting that whether other plants joined the government’s early retirement program for coal plants would depend on its success or failure. Read more on Jakarta Post.

Moving to Clean Energy to Tackle Air Pollution in Jabodetabek

Blog9 October 202310Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 6, 2023 - Air pollution has been a significant issue faced by the residents of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Banten (collectively known as Jabodetabek) for quite some time now. These unfavorable circumstances require urgent attention and action because environmental pollution in Jakarta can portray Indonesia's development as harming the environment. Program Manager…

Air Pollution: Economic Impacts and Steps Towards Clean Air

Blog6 October 202312Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, October 5, 2023 - Air pollution is a major environmental challenge society faces today. With increased industrial activity, population growth, and human mobility, air pollutants have drastically increased, causing severe impacts on human health and ecosystems. The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, emphasized that air pollution is…

Jakarta Post | Donor Countries’ Aversion to Coal Retirement Could Render JETP ‘Meaningless’

Media Coverage5 October 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government has again expressed its doubt that the International Partners Group (IPG), a coalition of Western countries coled by the United States and Japan, is willing to help fund the retirement of Indonesia’s coal-fired power plants, which would signal a major setback to the country achieving its emissions reduction goal. Read more on Jakarta Post.

Medcom.id | Getting to Know Power Wheeling, How Important Is It?

Media Coverage5 October 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef) highlights the implementation of power wheeling, which poses a risk of increasing the state's fiscal burden because Indonesia already has an oversupply of electricity. Read more on Medcom.id

Kompas | Indonesia Has Up to 10 Years for Economic Transformation in Coal-Producing Regions

Media Coverage5 October 20239Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) estimates that Indonesia has 5-10 years to undertake economic transformation in coal-producing regions. This is due to the decline in coal production and usage. Read more on Kompas.

IDN Times | What is Carbon Tax, the Climate Crisis Controller

Media Coverage5 October 20238Views 0Likes 0Comments

The discourse on carbon tax has been presented by the government since 2021. In fact, the government had previously announced its plan to implement carbon tax starting in April 2022. This is stated in Article 13 of the Tax Regulation Harmonization Act (UU HPP). Read more on IDN Times.

Koran Jakarta | Emissions from CFPPs Need to be Audited

Media Coverage5 October 202311Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government must audit emissions from coal-fired power plants (CFPP) in the Jabodetabek areas, including Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Bekasi. These power plants use dirty energy and are a significant source of air pollution. If immediate measures are not taken, the detrimental effects of air pollution will continue to spread. Read more on Koran Jakarta.

Kata Data | IESR Urges Government to Prepare Roadmap for Carbon Tax Implementation

Media Coverage4 October 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government is still finalizing carbon tax regulations, even though it launched a carbon trading exchange on Tuesday (26/9). Read more on Kata Data.

Investor | Realizing Energy Independence

Media Coverage3 October 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government has set a lofty goal of achieving national energy independence. However, this can only be achieved by implementing a number of strategies due to the ever-increasing energy demands and limited energy resources. In order to achieve this, the government is focusing on optimizing the use of existing energy resources, not just fossil fuels…

Warta Ekonomi | IESR Estimates That 5 GW of Coal-Fired Power Plants Will Not Be Able to Recieve Funding from China

Media Coverage29 September 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia needs to anticipate the changing times in the coal industry, which is showing a global declining trend. In a seminar titled "Sunset of Coal-Fired Power Plants and the Coal Industry," Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), conveyed that coal is currently experiencing a significant decline. Read more on Warta…

Fairplanet | Inside Jakarta’s Polution Solution

Media Coverage29 September 20238Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cindy Silviana, 35, takes the TransJakarta Bus from her home to her office on a daily basis. She has been doing so for the past 20 years to avoid the cumbersome traffic and progressively worsening air pollution in the city. She also used to go for a morning walk before heading to work, but now…