IESR and Unhan (University of Defense in Indonesia) Sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Renewable Energy Development

Event Coverage31 March 2021698Views0Likes0Comments
Bogor, 30 March 2021 - Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation with Pertahanan University (Unhan). This collaboration aims to showcase each other's potential in research and community service on renewable energy and energy security. Pertahanan University is opening a vocational school located in Atambua, East Nusa Tenggara. One…

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We Discover Indonesia has Higher Technical Potential of Solar Energy, IESR Encourages the Government to Update Renewable Energy Potential Data

Event Coverage24 March 2021513Views0Likes0Comments
March 18, 2021 -- Indonesia has a higher solar power technical potential than 207 GW, which the official data released by the Indonesian government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2017. Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in collaboration with the Global Environmental Institute (GEI), presented the result of their research in…

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Local Government Has a Great Potential to Develop Regional Bonds for Green Development

Event Coverage20 March 2021574Views0Likes0Comments
Apart from the APBN (National Income and Expenditure Budget) and APBD (Regional Income and Expenditure Budget), local governments can now innovate to finance its infrastructure spending, especially those related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by issuing regional bonds and/or regional sukuk as a source of sustainable finance. Istiana Maftuchah, Representative of the OJK (Financial Services…

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CASE Indonesia Encourages Synergy of Multi Stakeholders for Energy Transition in Indonesia

Event Coverage8 March 2021486Views0Likes0Comments
CASE (Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy) project embraces many parties to encourage the energy transition in Indonesia by conducting online discussions within operational planning workshop for 3 days (February, 22-24 2021). Stakeholders from various government agencies, financial institutions, academia, and civil society organizations, shared their opinion and ideas about the activities they have undertaken to…

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Strengthening the Development of Electric Vehicle Ecosystem in Indonesia, IESR Compare with the United States, Norway, and China

Event Coverage3 March 2021847Views0Likes0Comments
Jakarta, 23 February 2021  Aligned with the Paris Agreement, Indonesia needs to prioritize reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector to maintain the earth's temperature below 2oC. In Indonesia, the transportation sector consumes 45% of total final energy, of which 94% comes from vehicle fuels. Exhaust gas emissions are almost one-third of the…

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Supported by IESR, Central Java Provides Attractive Opportunities For The Community To Install Rooftop Solar PV

Event Coverage24 February 2021422Views0Likes0Comments
Semarang 16 Februari 2021 – The Central Java provincial government, through the MEMR (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources) Office, in collaboration with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), held a webinar on Central Java Solar Day 2021 (16/2). This event, presenting the Governor of Central Java, represented by the Acting Regional Secretary of…

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Indonesia – Germany Collaborate to Accelerate the Energy Transition in the Electricity Power Sector through the Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) Program

Event Coverage4 February 2021726Views0Likes0Comments
  The Kick off workshop of the Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia (CASE) program (2/2/2021) signifies the collaboration between the Indonesian and German governments to support the energy transition, especially in the electricity sector in Indonesia and also the Southeast Asia region. Norbert Gorrißen, Deputy Director-General of the German Federal Ministry for the…

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The Surpassing Potential of Rooftop Solar Market to Achieve the Target of 23 Percent Renewable Energy Mix in 2025

Event Coverage17 December 2020739Views0Likes0Comments
Jakarta, 15 December 2020 - "What are the investment costs and roof area that I need to install a solar rooftop PV system? Does it save electricity costs? How is the integration with the PLN network? What are the installation regulations like?" These questions often arise from the community before they decide to use the solar…

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Energy Transition Acceleration Must be Just

Event Coverage11 December 2020387Views0Likes0Comments
Day 4 The 3rd Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2020 | #IETD2020 #TransisiEnergi Reducing carbon emissions through renewable energy transition needs to consider all aspects other than energy source. The goal is to ensuring just energy transition. Therefore, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) published a series of reports outlining scenarios of renewable energy transition…

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