Uliyasi Simanjuntak, Author at IESR

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

Press Release17 January 20241KViews 0Likes 1Comment

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 2023317Views 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 2023949Views 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…

IETO 2024: Indonesia Needs to Build Momentum to Reach Peak Energy Sector Emissions in 2030

Press Release12 December 2023533Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 12, 2023 - Indonesia aims to reach peak greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2035 and gradually move towards net zero emission (NZE) by 2060 or earlier. The energy sector in Indonesia is currently a major source of emissions, with nearly 90.4 percent of the country's domestic energy supply coming from fossil fuels. Therefore,…

Playing Backdoor in Emission Reduction Solutions

Blog6 December 2023190Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 6, 2023 - The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) has released its latest report on the climate ambition and action of 42 countries, including the European Union. CAT's assessment shows that there has been no significant change in global temperature reduction efforts since last year. CAT modeled four temperature increase scenarios based…

National and Regional Low-Emission Transportation Policy Roadmap

Press Release5 December 2023735Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 5, 2023 - A significant reduction in emissions from the transportation sector is a strategy to achieve zero emission by 2050 per the Paris Agreement, or net zero emission (NZE) by 2060, as the Government of Indonesia targets. To turn this commitment into an actionable strategy, developing a comprehensive roadmap for decarbonizing the…

Indonesia’s Emission Reduction Ambition Needs to Increase

Press Release5 December 20231KViews 0Likes 2Comments

Jakarta, December 4, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) hopes the United Nations Climate Summit (Conference of the Parties, COP-28) will strengthen the commitment of all countries, including Indonesia, to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. According to the results of the Global Stocktake, the promise and realization of emission reductions are…

Encourage Just Energy Transition in Coal-Producing Regions

Press Release21 November 2023343Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 21, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that mitigating the impact of energy transition in coal-producing areas needs to be a concern of the central and regional governments. The involvement of affected communities by prioritizing justice in the energy transition process is crucial to moving from a fossil-intensive economic…

Cirata Floating Solar PV Plant Ready to Operate: Important Milestone for Accelerating Solar Energy Development to Decarbonize Electricity in Indonesia

Press Release9 November 20231KViews 0Likes 7Comments

Jakarta, November 9, 2023 - Cirata floating photovoltaic (PV) power plant located in Cirata Reservoir, West Java, with a capacity of 145 MW(ac) or 195 MW(p), has been inaugurated today. This event marks an important milestone for Indonesia as it is now home to the largest floating solar power plant in Southeast Asia, surpassing the…

Draft CIPP Targets 44 Percent Renewable Energy Mix by 2030

Press Release2 November 2023568Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 2, 2023 - The government has released the draft of the Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) in the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) for public consultation on Wednesday (1/11/2023). The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has acknowledged some changes in the CIPP document, particularly the significant increase in the renewable energy…

Promoting Central and Local Government Institutional Capacity for Just Transition

Press Release27 October 2023187Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 26, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), conducted a collaborative study on the analysis of central and local government institutional capacity for sustainable coal transition in Indonesia. The preliminary findings of this study show that of the eight ideal capacities that governments…

Indonesia Can Push the Energy Transition Agenda during Laos’ Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2024

Press Release20 October 2023385Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 20, 2023 - Indonesia, as the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023, has achieved significant progress in climate and energy transition issues, including the launch of ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (ATSF) Version 2 and the ASEAN Carbon Neutrality Strategy. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) appreciates…