The government's plan to revise Presidential Regulation No. 112 of 2022 is considered to have the potential to suppress industrial competitiveness and economic growth. Read more on Kompas.com.
One year into the administration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the direction of national energy policy has shown a number of achievements, but also faces various structural and implementation challenges. Read more on ANTARA.
Green hydrogen is believed to be a breakthrough in addressing the challenges of energy transition and decarbonization in sectors where emissions are difficult to reduce, Read more on CNN Indonesia.
The government has recorded multiple environmental violations at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, but locals are yet to see action. Read more on Dialogue Earh.
The construction of a 100 gigawatt (GW) solar power plant (PLTS) is considered to be a “dark horse” in accelerating Indonesia's energy transition towards the Indonesia Emas 2045 target. Read more on CNN Indonesia.
IESR assesses that Indonesia's Second NDC is risky, expensive, and inefficient because it delays peak emissions until 2035
Stakeholders need to ensure technological suitability and risk mitigation. Local fiscal constraints are also considered a challenge. Read more on Kompas.id.
The target for peak greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia's Second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) document has been pushed back from 2030 to 2035. Read more on Kompas.com
IESR considers Indonesia's Second NDC draft to be insufficiently ambitious to achieve net zero emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. Climate action needs to be accelerated before 2035. Read more on Bisnis Indonesia.
The shift of Indonesia's peak emission target to 2035 is considered to threaten the achievement of the net zero emission target in 2060. This policy is also considered inconsistent with the Paris Agreement target of keeping global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius. Read more on Kata Data.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) believes that the mandatory B50 policy will boost domestic demand for CPO. Read more on IDX Chanel.
Energy observer and Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, gave a red report card to the performance of Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia in the first year of the Prabowo-Gibran administration. He assessed that the ministry's performance under Bahlil's leadership has not shown improvement in…