The De-dieselization or conversion program for Diesel Power Plants (PLTD) to New Renewable Energy (EBT) generators has attracted the interest of several business actors.
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Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said the cooperation between the State Electricity Company (PLN) and International Energy Agency (IEA) for this was excellent. PLN can get IEA technical assistance in designing PLN's energy transition strategy.
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Jakarta, April 15, 2023 - A careful planning strategy is essential to encourage the use of solar energy in the electricity system. The Government of Indonesia and PLN (the national power utility) released the new Electricity Business Plan (RUPTL) 2021-2030, which sets out Indonesia’s future power capacity by increasing the number of New Renewable Energy…
Since taking the floor on the capital market recently, the shares of PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk (PGEO) have continued to experience weakness. Then does that mean that the weakening of PGEO's claims reflects the business prospects of Pertamina's subsidiary?
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The Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant in West Java, with a capacity of 145 MW claimed will be the most extensive facility of its kind in Southeast Asia, is still under construction even though the agreement started in early 2020.
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The government and Commission VII of the House of Representatives agreed to include nuclear as a new energy source in the New Energy and Renewable Energy Bill. Observers assess that the government should remove new energy provisions in the regulation and focus on renewable energy.
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Jakarta, April 3, 2023 - The process of submitting an appeal by Indonesia against the World Trade Organization (WTO) decision regarding the nickel ore export ban is ongoing. The government introduced an appeal against the WTO decision on December 8, 2022, stating that the export ban and downstream nickel policy violated international trade rules. However,…
The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, believes the government's decision was right not to increase electricity rates in the second quarter of 2023.
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National Vital Objects concern on lives of many people, such as oil depots or gas pipelines, and they should receive special attention, especially for external and internal risks that can cause an explosion or fire.
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The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) launched a report entitled Making Energy Transition Succeed: A 2023's Update on The Levelized Cost of Electricity and Levelized Cost of Storage in Indonesia and a web-based simulation tool accessible to the public to estimate energy generation costs for each technology generation and storage of energy.
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The development of renewable energy in Indonesia is still slow, even though the price of solar and wind power has tended to decrease in the last decade. Renewable energy is considered to need more support so that its development can be accelerated.
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Beijing, March 27, 2023 - The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, highlighted that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) allowed China to play a role in accelerating the energy transition in Indonesia. He mentioned this as a guest speaker promoting green and low carbon transition in BRI participating…