Blog Arsip

The use of CCS needs careful consideration

Blog1 June 2022399Views 0Likes 0Comments

Author : Aditya Perdana Putra Purnomo (Research team intern 2022) Editor: Pamela Simamora The use of fossil fuels since the beginning of the industrial revolution has been shown to increase anthropogenic 1 carbon dioxide emissions that are responsible for an upsurge in the earth's surface temperature by 1.07 °C from 1850 to 1990.The…

South Korea Supports Indonesia to Reach Its Renewable Energy Target

Blog24 May 2022415Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 19 May 2022 Renewable energy is seen as a quick win to secure a global temperature rise of no more than 2 degrees Celsius, according to the Paris Agreement. Indonesia whose emission reduction targets 29% on self-effort and 41% by international assistance by 2030 is actively seeking a more effective way to secure its…

Climate Emergency Should be the Main Consideration of Energy Policy

Blog28 April 2022170Views 0Likes 0Comments

The race to address climate change is getting tighter and more challenging. Each country is demanded to revisit its energy policy on time basis and align it with the Paris Agreement i.e to limit global temperature to no more than 2 degrees Celsius in 2050. The energy sector, as one of the most polluting sectors,…

Jateng Solar Series – Green Healthcare Forum: Central Java Encourages Solar PV Adoption in Health Facilities

Blog, Event Coverage26 April 2022208Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 26 April 2022- The Ministry of Health through The Directorate of Health Service Facilities, Directorate General of Health Services has issued Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Hospitals (Green Hospitals) in Indonesia in 2018. Central Java has a high potential power output for solar energy. To that end, the development of policies, benefits, and financing schemes…

Boosting Confidence for Solar Investors in Indonesia

Blog8 April 2022233Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 7 April 2022 - Located on the equator, Indonesia is blessed with abundant yet (unfortunately) untapped solar energy potentials. The Institute for Essentials Services Reform’s study titled, “Beyond 207 Gigawatts: Unleashing Indonesia’s Solar Potential” shows that based on land suitability there are 3 - 20 TWp solar potentials that may generate power up to…

Sticks with Biofuel Policy

Blog8 April 2022228Views 0Likes 0Comments

In recent years, the government has been aggressively encouraging the use of biofuel as one of the main alternatives to fuel oil. However, many constraints and impacts on the economic, social, and environmental side arise in this biofuel use program. The world’s biggest palm oil producer, and exporter, Indonesia, will push ahead with its ambitious…

Russia’s Invasion May Affect Energy Transition in ASEAN

Blog6 April 2022305Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 5 April 2022 - Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the past month has been steering up the global reaction, especially on energy security issues. Russia is known for its oil and gas global exporter, with the invasion going on, global leaders are taking stands in giving sanctions not to buy gas from Russia. Is…

Just Energy Transition Highly Required Attractive Policy, Regulation and Finance Access

Blog31 March 2022214Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 29 March 2022 - Just energy transition becomes one of the priority issues of Indonesia’s G20 Presidency 2022. Zooming in on a just energy transition issue, Yudo Dwinanda Priaadi, chair of the Energy Transition Working Group, explains that there are three issues related to energy transition to be accelerated i.e access, technology, and financing. …

Indonesia’s Dream on National Electric Vehicle Must be Realized

Blog29 March 2022495Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 2, 2022 - Indonesia has quite ambitious electric vehicle production targets. The Indonesian government is targeting 2 million electric cars and 3 million electric motorcycles by 2030. The Ministry of Industry has set a more ambitious target of 13 million two-wheeled vehicles and 2 million four-wheeled vehicles by 2030. However, until September 2021,…

Indonesia Needs to Ramp Up Renewable Energy Installations up to 10 times to achieve Net Zero Emissions

Blog25 March 2022300Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 22 March 2022 - Indonesia through its LTS-LCCR (Long Term Strategy Low Carbon Climate Resilience) document states that it will achieve carbon neutral status in 2060 or sooner. The capacity of fossil energy in Indonesia's energy system, especially electricity, is highlighted because with the aim of becoming carbon neutral, Indonesia must immediately retire most…

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

Blog, Event Coverage4 March 2022227Views 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)…

Regulatory Support: Key to Unlock Indonesia’s Solar Potential

Blog24 February 2022513Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 24, 2022 - The development of solar energy in Indonesia since 2018 has been increasing, although not significantly. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources noted that there was an increase in installed capacity for rooftop solar to 48.79 MW at the end of 2021 from only 1.6 MW in 2018. Progressive developments…