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The User of Solar rooftop Increasing, Central Java Government Optimistic to Achieve the Renewable Energy Mix Target of 21.35% in 2025

Blog5 March 2021252Views 0Likes 0Comments

Semarang, 16 February 2021 - The Provincial Government of Central Java remains firmly committed to realizing Central Java as a province that relies on clean and renewable energy in its regional development. It was emphasized by the Acting Regional Secretary of Central Java Province, Prasetyo Aribowo representing the Governor of Central Java in the Central…

IESR: The establishment of the Renewable Energy (RE) Implementing Body Won’t Solve the Problem

Blog5 March 2021271Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), assessed that the establishment of the RE Implementing Body, which was initiated in the RE Bill, won't solve the problem of the slow development of renewable energy in Indonesia. "Don't get trapped in the logic of cutting the compass, hoping (the formation of)…

Electricity surplus in Indonesia, can it be exported?

Blog5 March 2021514Views 0Likes 0Comments

Export of PLTU electricity will not be effective The government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is reviewing the possibility to export electricity to Singapore. This is based on the electricity supply surplus experienced by PLN. With the penetration of power plants from the 35 GW project, and a decrease in domestic demand for…

The development of the electric vehicle ecosystem needs to be accelerated. Fiscal incentives for electric two-wheelers and restrictions on conventional vehicles are key to successful EV development in Indonesia

Blog5 February 2021716Views 0Likes 0Comments

Despite the Ministry of Industry targets to increase annual electric vehicles (EV) sales to 400,000 units (passenger cars) and 1,760,000 units (motorcycles) by 2025, the current EV adoption rate is still low, writes Idoan Marciano, one of the authors of the Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) 2021 . By 2020, electric cars only reached…

The rising case of Climate Disaster Anomalies in 2020, Indonesian Climate Ambition Report is (Still) Red

Blog5 February 2021241Views 0Likes 0Comments

Besides Covid-19, Extreme Weather Keeps Attacking 2020 In 2020, a massive climate disaster befalls due to an increase in the earth's temperature. In just 6 (six) months , there have been more than 100 climate disasters with a total impact of more than 50 million. Compared to 2019, there were 237 natural disasters, with more…

IETD 2020: Keynote Speech Arifin Tasrif, Minister of MEMR

Blog7 December 2020256Views 0Likes 0Comments

It is indeed a great pleasure for me to be here today, to attend “the 3rd Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2020” this afternoon. My deepest appreciation to Indonesia Clean Energy Forum (ICEF) and Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) for inviting me to this prestigious event. Arifin Tasrif Keynote speech Download the full speech

Opening remarks IETD 2020 by Fabby Tumiwa

Blog7 December 2020148Views 0Likes 0Comments

Delivered by Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of IESR on the opening of The 3rd Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2020 Fabby Tumiwa Welcoming Remark (1) Download the full speech

Indonesia: Urgency to Set a more Ambitious NDC and committed to the Silesia Declaration

Blog23 November 2020220Views 0Likes 0Comments

Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration Reviving Silesia Silesia or referred to as Upper Silesia is a province in Poland with the capital city of Katowice. As the region with the highest population level in Poland, Silesia relies on 85% of its electricity from power plants, so it is very dependent on the…

Introducing Solarhub.id a new IESR’s initiative providing information about solar PV and it’s development in Indonesia

Blog13 November 2020221Views 0Likes 0Comments

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), solar photovoltaic (PV) would play an important role in global energy transition 1 . The rapid technology development and the increasing demand for solar PV have pulled the solar PV price much cheaper than in the past decades. The easy installation and construction made solar PV…

5 Ways to Make You Become A Part of The Energy Transition Generation

Blog10 November 2020243Views 0Likes 0Comments

If fossil fuels are no longer viable energy sources, how do we ensure the sustainability of power on earth? These are 5 Ways to Make You Become A Part of The Energy Transition Generation Today, you might feel that it's okay to use fossil energy. Why are we bother shifting to renewable energy? After all,…

Energy transition will have socio-economic impacts, therefore the transition should be well-managed by the government to achieve a just energy transition

Blog30 October 2020264Views 0Likes 0Comments

IESR Study Report The energy transition from fossil energy is currently happening and is unavoidable. This phenomenon could expose countries that depend on fossil fuels to social and economic risks. Therefore it is crucial for the government of Indonesia to manage the transition to minimize the negative impacts while taking the opportunities from the positive…

A call to revisit the existing National Energy Plan (RUEN)

Blog14 October 2020233Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a national plan, RUEN becomes a reference for other energy-related plans such as RUKN, RUPTL, and Regional Energy Plan (RUED). In addition, RUEN is also used by ministries and local governments to develop their strategic plans. The existing RUEN, however, was developed by using assumptions and parameters from the year of 2015, making the…