Uliyasi Simanjuntak, Author at IESR

MEMR Regulation No. 2/2024 Limits Public Participation to Support Energy Transition through Rooftop Solar PV

Press Release23 February 202427Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 23, 2024 - The Indonesian government has officially issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Regulation No. 2 of 2024 concerning Rooftop Solar Power Plants Connected to the Electricity Network of Holders of Electricity Supply Business License for Public Interest, which is a revision of MEMR Regulation No. 26 of 2021. In…

Steps to Achieve Bali’s Net Zero Emission by 2045 and Attain 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Nusa Penida by 2030

Press Release22 February 202414Views 0Likes 1Comment

Denpasar, February 21, 2024 - Following its declaration in August 2023, the Bali Provincial Government has formulated and executed strategies to pursue Bali's target of achieving net-zero emissions (NZE) by 2045 and to actualize Nusa Penida as a location powered entirely by renewable energy by 2030. Collaborating with non-governmental partners in the Bali Net Zero…

South Sumatra Journalists Form Energy Transition Journalist Network

Press Release21 February 20247Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, February 20, 2024 - The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Palembang together with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a leading think tank in Indonesia that focuses on energy and the environment and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists (SIEJ) took the initiative to form the "South Sumatra (South Sumatra) Just Journalist Network"…

Civil Society Recommendations for the Development of Indonesia’s Second NDC

Press Release2 February 202413Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 2, 2024 - Indonesia, under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), has initiated the drafting process for its Second National Determined Contribution (SNDC) aimed at emissions reductions by 2030 and 2035. The MoEF intends to submit the SNDC to the UNFCCC in 2024. The Institute for Essential Services Reform…

Draft Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) Slashes NRE Target to 19 Percent in 2025

Press Release31 January 20248Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 31, 2024 - The National Energy Council (DEN) is working on updating Government Regulation (PP) Number 79 of 2014 concerning the National Energy Policy with a new draft policy (RPP KEN) that is being discussed with the DPR. DEN schedules the RPP KEN to be completed by June 2024. The new and renewable…

The Decline of Indonesia’s Climate Policy and Action Rating in 2023

Press Release31 January 202413Views 0Likes 1Comment

Delima Ramadhani, Climate Policy Project Coordinator, IESR presents the results of the CAT assessment of Indonesia's climate policies, targets and actions Jakarta, January 31, 2024 - According to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) report, the climate policies, actions, and targets outlined in Indonesia's 2023 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) document as "critically insufficient" to limit global…

Smelters are not the Ultimate Objective of Downstream Activities

Blog26 January 20248Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 26, 2024- Downstreaming has recently become a hot topic of discussion. This topic is strengthened along with the the presidential and vice-presidential candidates' emphasis on the downstream agenda. According to the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), downstreaming refers to the process of converting raw materials into finished goods. Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute…

Galvanizing Mining Business Actors for a Just Energy Transition

Press Release25 January 20247Views 0Likes 0Comments

From left to right Wira Swadana, Green Economy Program Manager, Yulfaizon, General Manager, PT Bukit Asam Tbk Ombilin Mining Unit, Farah Vianda, Sustainable Financing Coordinator, and Y. Sulistiyohadi, Associate Mining Inspector/Coordinator of Civil Servant Investigator Mineral and Coal Jakarta, January 25, 2024 - Mitigating the impact of the declining demand for coal in Indonesia…

The West Java Energy Exploration: Echoing the Spirit of Energy Transition

Press Release23 January 20247Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 23, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), through the Energy Transition Academy in collaboration with the West Java Energy and Mineral Resources Agency (ESDM) and the Society of Renewable Energy University of Indonesia (SRE UI) has been held The West Java Energy Exploration on January 23-26, 2024. The initiative is…

Pursuing the Target of a 23% Renewable Energy Mix in 2025 Requires an Acceleration Strategy and Political Commitment

Press Release17 January 20249Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 15, 2024 - The realization of new renewable energy in 2023 was only 13.1% of the target of 17.9% to reach 23% by 2025. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, when presenting the Achievements of the Energy and Mineral Resources Sector in 2023 & Work Program in 2024 put forward eight…

Increase Collaboration and Investment for Renewable Energy Utilization in Central Java

Press Release19 December 20238Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fabby Tumiwa, Direktur Eksekutif IESR dalam acara Forum Akselerasi Energi Terbarukan Jawa Tengah (19/12) Semarang, December 19, 2023 - The Central Java Provincial Government is seeking to encourage collaboration and synergy to accelerate the energy transition and achieve the target of a 21.32% renewable energy mix in the region by 2025, as set in its Regional…

Policy Breakthroughs Will Accelerate the Takeoff of Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Press Release18 December 202327Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 15, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assesses that the energy transition is already in full swing in 2023, and it is ready to take off if the government can create the necessary supporting conditions. IESR comprehensively discusses the development of the energy transition and opportunities to accelerate the energy…

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