The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, stated that mandatory green industry standards (SIH) must be oriented towards increasing Indonesia's export competitiveness.
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Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has pointed out that, since the cost of an electric car averaged roughly above Rp 700 million (US$44,871.88), the incentive, which amounted to Rp 80 million, would put the price of such vehicles at around Rp 600 million.
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Jakarta, December 21, 2022 - Based on data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), 3,207 natural disasters in Indonesia occurred from the beginning of 2022 to last November 2022. Moreover, at least 95 percent are hydrometeorological disasters or disasters caused by weather activity, such as floods, landslides, and extreme weather. Not only that, BNPB…
The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, explains the current electric car subsidy policy is inappropriate. The reason is that electric car buyers are upper-middle-class people.
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Jakarta, 20 December 2022 - The government plans to provide incentives for electric vehicles with details of Rp80 million for the purchase of electric cars, Rp40 million for the purchase of hybrid-based electric cars, Rp8 million for the purchase of new electric motorbikes, and Rp5 million for electric motorcycle conversion. The Institute for Essential Services…
Based on IESR calculations, when people switch to using electric motorbikes, the savings from purchasing fuel that can be enjoyed reach IDR 5-8 million per year.
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Jakarta, December 19, 2022 - The role of energy is critical for increasing economic activity and national security. Thus, energy management, including supply, utilization, and exploitation, should be carried out fairly, sustainably, optimally, and in an integrated manner. Moreover, Indonesia has ratified the Paris Agreement and submitted its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with…
Jakarta, December 15, 2022 - The Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR) launched the Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) 2023 report . IETO 2023 is the 6th edition; previously, this report was titled Indonesia Clean Energy Outlook in 2017 but changed its name in 2020. Its transformation widens the analysis from initially focusing solely…
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) notes the energy transition investment is still falling short. During the 2017-2021 period, the average increase in investment realization on renewable energy was only US$ 1.62 billion. From January-September 2022, the completion was only US$ 1.35 billion, or 34 percent of the ambitious target of US$ 3.97 billion.
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The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, believes there is a need for government intervention. One of them is by forming a private electricity negotiating team as was done in the 1999-2000 era.
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The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) says that the electricity sector contributes 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia. The Executive Director of IESR, Fabby Tumiwa, explained that the total emissions from the energy sector had reached 600 million tons.
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The writer of Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (2023), a senior researcher at IESR, Handriyanti D Puspitarini, explained that Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.72 percent in the third quarter of 2022, in line with increased economic activity as before the pandemic. However, more budget allocations support fossil energy in the economic recovery program.
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