Uliyasi Simanjuntak, Author at IESR

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

Press Release9 August 2022888Views 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 2022564Views 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 2022725Views 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 2022844Views 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 20221KViews 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 20222KViews 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)…

The Aspirations of the Communities for the NERE Bill

Press Release19 May 2022457Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 19 May 2022 - Decarbonization of the energy sector as one of the largest emitters in Indonesia needs to be carried out to achieve the net-zero target in 2060 or sooner. Thus, Indonesia should prepare supporting policies for development of renewable energy. However, based on the draft of the New Energy and Renewable Energy…

Indonesia Fosters Investment Mobilization to Achieve Gigawatt Order of Solar

Press Release19 April 2022476Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 19 April 2022 - Indonesia's presidency at the G20 2022 is a momentum to show Indonesia's seriousness in accelerating the global energy transition and the national energy transition plan to achieve carbon-neutral 2060 or faster. One of the ways to achieve it is by accelerating the utilization of solar PV, which has a potential…

NRE Bill is Ineffective in Supporting Energy Transition in Indonesia

Press Release21 March 2022914Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 21, 2022 - Entering the harmonization stage in the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), the New Renewable Energy Bill (NRE Bill) is seen as deviating from the goal of encouraging the energy transition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 or as soon as possible. At the plenary meeting of the harmonization…

Lessons Learned from Fukushima, Nuclear Power Plant Development Has Entered Its Sunset Years

Press Release11 March 2022721Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 11, 2022 - Amid energy decarbonization efforts to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as mid-century or in 2060, the Indonesian government is considering developing a Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). However, several nuclear power plant accidents in the world, such as Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986), and Fukushima (2011), indicate that nuclear power…

Women’s Groups and Farmers’ Groups on the NRE Bill “Not New Renewable Energy but Clean Energy”

Blog, Event Coverage4 March 2022503Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 4, 2022- The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) has submitted the Draft Bill on New and Renewable Energy (RUU NRE) to the Legislation Agency (Baleg) for harmonization. However, the aspirations and needs of the community such as women's groups (and also communities in the 3T area-Frontier, Outermost, Disadvantaged)…

Approved! The New Revised Solar Rooftop Regulation Targets the development of 3.6 GW of Rooftop Solar by 2025

Blog11 February 20221KViews 0Likes 1Comment

The issue of government policies of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 49/2018 in terms of rooftop solar in Indonesia since 2018 has proven to have increased the adoption of PV mini-grid roofs from initially only 609 customers in 2018 to 4,262 customers in 2021. In 2021, the Minister of Energy and…