Kurniawati Hasjanah, Author at IESR

Developing Indonesia’s Geothermal Power for Energy Transition

Blog24 February 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 24, 2023 - PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk (PGE) is ready to hold an initial public offering (IPO) worth Rp9.8 trillion on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on Friday (24/2/2023). With these funds, PGE will develop a geothermal power plant (PLTP) with a capacity of 600 megawatts until 2027. Responding to this, the Executive…

Kompas | Incentives to Decarbonize Public Transport

Media Coverage24 February 2023381Views 0Likes 0Comments

Incentives for electric vehicles should target electric-based public transportation and electric motorbikes. On the other hand, the electric vehicles ecosystem, such as recharging stations and battery exchanges, needs to be continuously developed. Read more on Kompas.

Kontan | Predicted: The Adoption of Electric Motorcycle Increased Because of Incentives

Media Coverage24 February 2023342Views 0Likes 0Comments

The adoption of electric motorcycles is predicted to increase even more. Environmental Policy Researcher at IESR, Ilham R.F. Surya, said that subsidizing electric vehicles could accelerate the growth of electric motorbikes. Read more on Kontan.

Tempo | Incentives between Electric Cars and Motorcycles

Media Coverage23 February 2023319Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government's decision not to provide cash assistance to purchase electric cars is supported by several parties. Electric vehicle incentives in the form of price reductions are considered more suitable for electric motorbikes. Read more on Tempo.

CNN | Observers Stated Indonesia’s Electric Vehicle Market Share Less Than 1 Percent

Media Coverage22 February 2023445Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said the market share of electric vehicles in Indonesia is still less than 1 percent of total global sales. Read more on CNN.

Kata Data | The Government Has 2 Big Homeworks List on Electric Motorbike Conversion

Media Coverage22 February 2023317Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government has an extensive homework list on electric motorbike conversion. Its to encourage people to convert from fuel-fueled motorbikes to electric motorbikes, even though the government will provide subsidies of around IDR 7 million per unit for the purchase of electric motorbikes or conversions. Read more on Kata Data.

Kompas | Regulatory Certainty Important on JETP Implementation

Media Coverage21 February 2023443Views 0Likes 0Comments

Based on the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) calculations, to reach peak emissions in the electricity sector in 2030, it is necessary to retire power plants and increase the capacity of renewable energy generators simultaneously. Meanwhile, based on the 2021-2030 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) has stated an additional 20.9 gigawatts (GW) from renewable…

Warta Ekonomi | IESR: Early Retirement for Coal Plants Need Accompanied by Increasing EBT Capacity

Media Coverage20 February 2023352Views 0Likes 0Comments

Energy Transformation Program Manager, The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Deon Arinaldo, said it is necessary to shut down coal plants (PLTU) to reach a peak in electricity sector emissions in 2030. Besides that, we need to increase the capacity of renewable energy generators (EBT) in the same period. Read more on Warta Ekonomi.

IEVO 2023: Electrification of Transportation to Reduce GHG Emissions

Press Release19 February 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

February 19, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) launched Indonesia Electric Vehicles Outlook 2023 for the first time. This report discusses the status of the development of electric vehicles for passengers and the supporting ecosystem for developing electric cars in Indonesia. IESR views that climate change mitigation with a significant…

ANTARA | Observer: IPO of Pertamina Geothermal Energy Supports Energy Mix Optimization

Media Coverage18 February 2023370Views 0Likes 0Comments

The release of the initial public offering (IPO) of PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) is essential for optimizing the energy mix, increasing the renewable energy mix to 34 percent by 2030. Read more on ANTARA.

AP News | Indonesia Promises Move to Clean Energy, But Challenges Loom

Media Coverage14 February 2023393Views 0Likes 0Comments

Domestic energy policy is also not up to speed with the transition — especially for solar energy, which is a key source on Indonesia’s pathway to net zero — noted Daniel Kurniawan, a researcher who focuses on solar for the Institute for Essential Services Reform. Read more on AP News.

Neraca | Young Generation Support Clean Energy – Foster Energy Transition

Media Coverage10 February 2023423Views 0Likes 0Comments

Program Officer Sustainable Energy Access on Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Icmi Safitri, explained the role of students to continue to be part of the energy transition, educate about the use of clean energy, and actively increase the installed capacity of Rooftop PLTS in Indonesia. Read more on Neraca.