The General Election Commission (KPU) and Regional Election Commissions (KPUD) have been asked to include the issue of energy transition and climate change as one of the main topics in the 2024 Pilkada debate. Read more on Media Indonesia.
Energy transition through renewable energy development is considered to be able to accelerate national economic growth. Therefore, the acceleration of the energy transition from fossil to new and renewable energy (NRE) needs to be continuously encouraged. Read more on Koran Jakarta.
President-elect Prabowo Subianto is targeting economic growth to increase to 8 percent during his administration. Read more on Liputan6.
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has sent an official letter to the General Election Commission (KPU) and Regional Election Commissions (KPUD) in 7 provinces in Indonesia on Tuesday (8/10/2024). Read more on Kontan.
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) considers the latest gross split scheme favorable for working on mature oil and gas fields. Read more on Bisnis.com
A blanket of 340,000 solar panels floats on a crystal-blue reservoir outside Jakarta, generating enough energy to power 50,000 homes. Just 10 months old, the Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant is the third-largest facility of its kind in the world. Read more on Inside Climate News.
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) highlighted the decision made at the 41st ASEAN Minister on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in Laos, which maintained the role of coal and gas in the energy transition through the use of carbon captured and storage (CCS) technology. Read more on Kata Data.
The 42nd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) in Laos last month is considered to reflect the region's half-hearted attitude towards energy transition. Read more on Republika.
At the end of September, Bank Mandiri announced that it had provided an investment credit of US$1.27 billion (IDR 19.6 trillion) to finance a new steam power plant project in South Sumatra. Read more on TechinAsia.
The option of using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for steam-powered power plants (PLTU) to cut emissions has resurfaced. The USC SCR (U-SCR) technology in PLTU is considered suitable for implementing this option. Read more on Investor.
The government must make regulations so that new and renewable energy (EBT) investors use more local components than imports. In the field, the Solar Power Plant (PLTS) project uses 100 percent imported components. Read more on Koran Jakarta.
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assessed that the government needs to clarify the governance of the implementation of the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 103 of 2023. Read more on ANTARA.