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Indonesia’s Electricity Challenges, How to Overcome Excess Electricity Supply?

Blog11 October 202320Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 11 October 2023 - Indonesia, one of the world's largest developing countries, faces challenges in its electricity sector. The State Electricity Company (PLN), responsible for electricity supply, is now struggling with an oversupply. Several factors have contributed, including announcing the 35-gigawatt coal-fired power plant (CFPP) megaproject 2015. During the Kompas Bisnis program on Wednesday…

Navigating Indonesia’s Carbon Market: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Road Ahead

Blog11 October 202347Views 0Likes 4Comments

The rapid progress of carbon pricing in Indonesia has reached important milestones. Presidential Regulation (Perpres) 98/2021 on the Carbon Economic Value, or Nilai Ekonomi Karbon (NEK), has served as the cornerstone for building the infrastructure and framework for its implementation. The birth of the NEK regulation is a response to the Article 6…

Moving to Clean Energy to Tackle Air Pollution in Jabodetabek

Blog9 October 20239Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 6, 2023 - Air pollution has been a significant issue faced by the residents of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, and Banten (collectively known as Jabodetabek) for quite some time now. These unfavorable circumstances require urgent attention and action because environmental pollution in Jakarta can portray Indonesia's development as harming the environment. Program Manager…

Realizing Energy Democratization through Solar Energy

Blog6 October 20236Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 5 October 2023 - Energy is a basic human need not only to support daily activities but more importantly to increase productive activities. Solar energy is a renewable energy source that can realize energy democratization. Solar energy fulfills several aspects for the democratization of energy such as the availability of resources throughout the year,…

Air Pollution: Economic Impacts and Steps Towards Clean Air

Blog6 October 202310Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, October 5, 2023 - Air pollution is a major environmental challenge society faces today. With increased industrial activity, population growth, and human mobility, air pollutants have drastically increased, causing severe impacts on human health and ecosystems. The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, emphasized that air pollution is…

Socialization of Energy Transition Issues with South Sumatra Journalists

Blog4 October 202313Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia and other countries signed the Paris Agreement in 2015 in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect our Earth. This agreement has established a strong foundation for fighting climate change, with one of the main focuses being the energy transition, which refers to the transition from using fossil energy, which is limited…

Workshop the Calculation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission and Budget Tagging

Blog3 October 20236Views 0Likes 0Comments

To achieve the ambitious target of reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in accordance with the Paris Agreement, Indonesia released the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) document which states the emission reduction target is 31.89% (with its own efforts) and 43.2% (with support internationally) in 2030. In more detail, the National Medium Term Development Plan Document…

Conquering Waste and Environmental Problems: The Role of Business and Sustainable Solutions

Blog29 September 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 27, 2023 - There has been a growing focus on environmental problems, with one of the most pressing issues being waste management. Based on data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), the national waste stock reached 21.1 million tons in 2022. Of the total national waste production, 65.71% (13.9 million tons)…

Implementation Check Methodology: a Much Needed Mechanism

Blog22 September 20237Views 0Likes 0Comments

New York, 21 September 2023 - The global community is urging global leaders to take serious actions to address climate change. During the COP 27 in Egypt, several countries renewed their commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving net zero emission status. However, there are still gaps between commitment and implementation of policy and…

Policy Reform and Concessional Finance Needed to Achieve JETP Targets

Blog6 September 20235Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 6, 2023 – The draft Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) document of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) is under review by the Indonesian government. This review is seen as an effort to ensure that the achievement of JETP targets is in line with reality. This was conveyed by Rachmat Kaimuddin, Deputy…

Go Greener: Central Java’s Efforts to Attract Sustainable Investment

Blog30 August 202311Views 0Likes 0Comments

Magelang, August, 21-22 2023 - Central Java aims to attract green investment of up to IDR 65 trillion by 2023 (based on data from the Ministry of Investment /Investment Coordinating Board, BPKPM) to encourage sustainable economic growth and to achieve the target of net zero emissions (NZE). For that, green investment must prioritize environmental friendliness…

JETP’s Emission Cap Requires Reduction of Coal Capacity

Blog8 August 20236Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 2 August 2023 - During the G20 Summit in November 2022, Indonesia received a Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) funding commitment from International Partners Group (IPG) countries in the amount of USD 20 billion. JETP is a cooperation mechanism for climate finance, and Indonesia is the second country to receive this funding commitment after…