Uliyasi Simanjuntak, Author at IESR

C20 Urges Utilities Companies in G20 to Implement Energy Transition

Press Release30 August 202220Views 0Likes 0Comments

From left to right: Vivian Lee (SFOC), Fabby Tumiwa (IESR), Federico Lopez De Alba (CFE), Dennis Volk (BNetza), Philippe Benoit (Columbia University) photo by IESR Bali, 30 August 2022 – As the main contributor to GHG emissions in the energy sector, Civil of Twenty (C20) Indonesia urges power utility companies to set inevitable targets, and a…

Significant Roles of Subnational Governments to Lead the Decentralization of Energy Transition

Press Release30 August 202218Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bali, 30 August 2022- The post-pandemic economic recovery by staying focused on making ambitious climate mitigation efforts through low-carbon development is a step that needs to be taken by local governments. The success of low-carbon development is also inseparable from planning for a just energy transition. The commitment of various parties, including local governments and…

Green Recovery through Rooftop Solar Adoption

Press Release9 August 202218Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bali, August 9, 2022 - After the Covid-19 pandemic, economic growth in Indonesia is slowly recovering. Having contracted to minus 5.32% in the second quarter of 2020, Indonesia's economic growth began to move positively at 5.02% in the fourth quarter of 2021. This momentum should be an impetus for the government to align the post-pandemic…

Energy Transition Development in the Southeast Asia Region

Press Release9 August 202224Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 August 2022 – Achieving the renewable energy mix target of 23% in 2025 in the Southeast Asian region needs strong collaboration among the countries to support the sustainable energy transition and shift the fossil fuel investment into renewable energy. It was confirmed by Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR)…

Seize the Energy Transition Funding Opportunity

Press Release9 August 202217Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 28 July 2022- Indonesia's energy transition requires significant investment to develop renewable energy generation, clean fuels, power grids, and energy storage. However, Indonesia also has a huge opportunity to attract investment in the renewable energy sector while developing innovative financing instruments One out of three panel sessions at the G20 seminar series that discuss…

Strengthening a Just Energy Transition with Sustainable Finance

Press Release9 August 202218Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 28 July 2022- The energy transition is crucial and urgent to be implemented to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and limit the earth's temperature below 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050, according to the Paris Agreement. Strengthening the just energy transition requires sustainable and innovative funding. Vice President Ma’ruf Amin took a picture with keynote…

First-ever just transition plan for coal retirement in Indonesia finds a feasible pathway for a 2045 phase-out

Press Release9 August 202233Views 0Likes 0Comments

An accelerated plant-by-plant retirement strategy makes solidifying a 2045 coal phase-out target possible. Internationally assisted phase-out and a coordinated national approach will support Indonesia’s 2050 net-zero goal and a 1.5ºC global pathway. Jakarta, Indonesia; Maryland, United States, August 2, 2022—A new first-ever analysis released today by the Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) at the University…

Coal Funding Discontinued, Southeast Asian Countries Must Plan the Energy Transition Measures

Press Release9 August 202215Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 August 2022 –Climate mitigation actions by encouraging the use of renewable energy have led countries that fund coal-fired power plants (CFPP) to shift their investment to renewable energy. This transformation will bring implications and challenges that need to be worked on by the countries that have been the destination for fossil energy investment…

Jejakkarbonku.id Facilitates Individual Contributions to Reduce Emissions

Press Release5 August 202221Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 5, 2022 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has officially launched a tool for calculating individuals' emissions/carbon footprints called “Jejakkarbonku.id ”. This website-based carbon calculator application was developed by IESR to improve similar tools that IESR has had since 2012. This update on Jejakkarbonku.id is expected to help…

IESR: Indonesia Needs Economic Transformation in Coal-Produced Regions

Press Release14 July 202236Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 11 July 2022 – The demand for coal as a long-term energy source is predicted to decrease significantly. This trend is affected by stronger climate commitment from coal-imported countries to shift into renewable energy. Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) in its study even said that if the government's commitment to reducing emissions…

Profit and Revenue from Coal to Accelerate Energy Transition

Press Release6 July 202226Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 30 June 2022 - As the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, coal-fired power plants (CFPP) need to be retired before 2050 and completely substituted with renewable energy. The dominance of CFPP in Indonesia in the electricity sector, amounting to 66% of the electricity mix, should be gradually reduced. Government can use…

Flexible Power Plant Operation to Enable High Renewable Energy Penetration

Press Release15 June 202241Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, 15 June 2022 - The dominance of coal-fired power plants (CFPP) in Indonesia's electricity system is one of the causes of the below optimal utilization of the abundant technical potential of renewable energy. Around 70% of electricity generation in Indonesia still comes from CFPP, where most of CFPP units are under 10 (ten)…