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Achieving Net-Zero Emission in the Asia Pacific By Combining Renewables Deployment and Energy Efficiency

Blog9 July 2021189Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 7 July 2021 - Energy transformation is already underway in some countries. The available technologies are getting more affordable and easy to find. The Asia Pacific is accounted for more than 50% of global energy consumption. On the other hand, about 10% of its population still do not have access to basic electricity services.…

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources promises better policies to shift to greener energy system

Blog6 July 2021259Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 July 2021. To achieve the target of 23 % of the renewable energy mix, now reaching 11,2%, the Indonesian government is currently reviewing the regulation related to renewable energy, especially solar PV, promising that it will be the progressive policy for solar development in Indonesia. Mustaba Ari Suryoko, Head of Sub-directorate for Supervision of…

Quality Aspects of Energy Access for Public Should be Taken into Account

Blog25 June 2021147Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta (18/6/2021), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has launched the Patriot Energi program as one of the efforts to electrify underdeveloped, outermost, frontier (3T) villages, including transmigration areas. The Patriot Energi program invites 100 young people to receive training and then are assigned to various regions in Indonesia for 5 months…

Beyond 207 Gigawatts : Accelerating solar development in Indonesia

Blog, Event Coverage25 June 2021234Views 0Likes 1Comment

Seeing the need for an update for solar power technical potential in Indonesia, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) with technical support from the Global Environmental Institute (GEI) conducted a nationwide geographic information system-based (GIS-based) solar photovoltaic (PV) technical potential assessment in the country. Technical potential estimates represent the achievable electricity generation potential (terawatt-hours), including…

Coal as Stranded Assets: Potential Climate-related Transition Risk and Its Financial Impacts to Indonesia Banking Sector

Blog, Event Coverage25 June 2021310Views 0Likes 2Comments

An important issue to be discussed at the G20 Summit Based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), transition risk is one of the financial risks that can arise from the process of adjusting to a low-carbon economy, both from policy/legal, technology, market, and reputation risks. One of the financial impacts of these…

Not Renewable energy but Communicate that Coal is Intermittent and Expensive

Blog, Event Coverage24 June 2021185Views 0Likes 0Comments

Communication is a powerful instrument that can be used to build public awareness of the transition to energy and renewable energy. As for how to use this tool to reach various groups of people, not only for people whose daily life is involved in the energy world is an interesting topic of discussion in the…

Musrembang Paser: Transitioning towards green economy development

Blog15 April 2021264Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 1, 2021, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) presented on the Transition towards Green Economic Development in Paser Regency, East Kalimantan in Musrenbang (Musyawarah Rencana Pembangunan Daerah), and Public Consultation of the RPJMD (the regional mid-plan development) 2021-2026 Paser Regency (1/4). This opportunity was a follow-up to the IESR meeting with Bappeda…

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‘Kampung Surya’ Initiatives (The Sun Village) Invites Residents to Work in the Solar Energy Sector

Blog7 April 2021256Views 0Likes 0Comments

As the name implies, the colourful walls in the houses immediately greet the eyes when entering Kampung Warna Warni at RW 3, Kebon Pala Village, Cililitan, East Jakarta. Gathering at the Citizens' Hall (Balai Warga), about 10 (ten) people who were dominated by young people, wearing masks to meet Covid-19 protocols, wanted to get technical…

Ridwan Kamil Invites IESR to Share Insights on the Draft Bill on Renewable Energy

Blog1 April 2021326Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bandung, 26 March 2021 -- Elected as the General Chairperson of the Regional Association for Producing Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy (ADPMET) for the term of 2020-2025, the Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, clearly stated in his inauguration that ADPMET would focus on developing renewable energy or waste-based biofuel, animal and plant excrement.…

Indonesia Needs Specific Strategy to Develop Hydrogen For Decarbonization

Blog19 March 2021278Views 0Likes 0Comments

Several countries and large companies today have committed to becoming carbon neutral (net-zero emission) by 2050. The declining cost of solar and wind, the two sectors predicted to become the backbone for decarbonization, opens the opportunity for the realization of this commitment. Moreover, the electrification of the transportation system and hydrogen development, also become important…

IESR: The Importance of Reliable and Green Energy for the Operations of Indonesia’s Data Center

Blog5 March 2021204Views 0Likes 0Comments

Currently, Indonesia is one of the countries with high economic growth in the Southeast Asia region. This economic growth has also been accompanied by the growth of massive internet users, with around 65% of Indonesia's population being active internet users. The growth of internet users demands the availability of reliable data centers in Indonesia. One…

The Need for Supportive Policy for the Indonesian Electric Vehicle Development

Blog5 March 2021474Views 0Likes 0Comments

In 2019, the government issued Presidential Decree 55 of 2019 concerning the Acceleration of Battery-Based Electric Motor Vehicles (KBLBB). The Presidential Decree stated that the achievement targets for electric car production are 2200 and 2.1 million electric motorbikes by 2025. It is an ambitious target to achieve, considering that currently the electric vehicle ecosystem in…