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Developing Indonesia’s Geothermal Power for Energy Transition

Blog24 February 2023451Views 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…

Emission Reduction in Transportation

Blog20 February 2023707Views 0Likes 2Comments

Jakarta, February 20, 2023 - Decarbonizing the transportation sector is one of the key agendas to achieve Indonesia's net zero emission target by 2060. The transportation sector is the second largest GHG emitter (23%), which road transport contributing 90% of the sector's emissions, with total emissions in the energy sector closing to 600 MtCO2eq in…

Excess Power Supply, PLN Needs to Evaluate the 35 GW Megaproject

Blog8 February 2023363Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 8, 2023 - The State Electricity Company ( PLN) is currently in the midst of a crisis of oversupply of electricity. Several factors cause this, including the pandemic and global recession. In addition, there is a 35 Gigawatt coal power plant megaproject that has been initiated since 2015 and operated at only…

Indonesia May Start Using Biodiesel B35 in February 2023, What Should the Government Pay Attention?

Blog7 February 2023607Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, February 7, 2023 - Indonesia's ESDM Ministry confirmed that 35 percent biodiesel or B35 biodiesel would begin to take effect on February 1, 2023. B35 contains 35 percent palm oil-based biofuel and 65 percent diesel. Hopefully, this program can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by around 34.9 million tonnes CO2e. Responding to this policy,…

Nationwide Synergy and Investment for Indonesia’s Renewable Energy

Blog6 February 2023267Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 6 February 2023 - Indonesia's journey to net zero emission is still a long and winding road. One of the government's actions in realizing this target is to make regulations to encourage the implementation of renewable energy. In reality, targets, regulations and implementation are often unaligned. Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for…

Indonesia’s Energy Transition from Journalist’s Perspective

Blog17 January 2023189Views 0Likes 0Comments

The energy transition towards renewable energy is roaring in the momentum of the G20 2022. It's because the Indonesian Government places the energy transition as one of the priority issues under its leadership at the G20. Furthermore, its coverage in the mass media, using the keyword "energy transition" on Brandwatch.com, increased from 346 in 2017…

Time Moves On, Has Indonesia’s Energy Transition Moved Forward?

Blog13 January 2023223Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia's energy transition journey is entering a critical period considering that the available time is getting shorter. Indonesia's closest target is to achieve 23% of the renewable energy mix by 2025. Meanwhile, the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) agreement committed at the 2022 G20 Summit targets 34% of renewable energy by 2030. In this increasingly…

Indonesia Energy Transition Homeworks

Blog12 January 2023191Views 0Likes 0Comments

(Jakarta, 12 January 2023) - By definition, the energy transition is an effort to change the energy supply from previously a coal-dependent source to cleaner energy. This is the effort that the Indonesian government continues to pursue to achieve national energy security and autonomy. However, there are still many tasks that must be fulfilled by…

The Long Way to Change Indonesia’s Energy Policy

Blog22 December 2022164Views 0Likes 0Comments

(Jakarta, 20 December 2022) - The development of renewable energy in Indonesia is still very slow. Solar energy for example, data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources notes that the potential for solar energy in Indonesia reaches 3300 GW. However, its utilization is still less than 1% of the existing potential. Fabby Tumiwa,…

How do Your Activities Contribute to Global Warming?

Blog21 December 2022266Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 21, 2022 - Based on data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), 3,207 natural disasters in Indonesia occurred from the beginning of 2022 to last November 2022. Moreover, at least 95 percent are hydrometeorological disasters or disasters caused by weather activity, such as floods, landslides, and extreme weather. Not only that, BNPB…

What is Solar Energy and How is it Developed in Indonesia?

Blog19 December 2022565Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 19, 2022 - The role of energy is critical for increasing economic activity and national security. Thus, energy management, including supply, utilization, and exploitation, should be carried out fairly, sustainably, optimally, and in an integrated manner. Moreover, Indonesia has ratified the Paris Agreement and submitted its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with…

Options for CFPP to Allow High Level of Renewable in Indonesia’s Energy System

Blog8 December 2022154Views 0Likes 0Comments

The energy transition has become a global necessity as an effort to mitigate climate change. Fossil energy burning is proven to contribute greatly to the increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions which causes an increase in the average global temperature. For countries whose energy systems are mostly supported by fossil energy, this requires special attention,…