The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) announced that investment in renewable energy had only reached US$ 1.5 billion or did not reach the 2023 target of US$ 1.8 billion.
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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the installation of scrubbers at coal fired power plant (CFPPs) and a number of industrial plants as a measure to reduce air pollution. However, how efficient are these scrubbers in dealing with air pollution problems?
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As a national agenda, the energy transition is one of the efforts to maintain energy security and realize a green economy in the country. The energy transition also shows Indonesia's commitment to expanding access to affordable and clean technology to encourage sustainable and greener economic recovery.
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) noted that the New and Renewable Energy (NRE) mix until 2023 had only reached 13.1%, still far from the 23% target in 2025.
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Vice presidential candidates are asked to avoid false solutions in the energy transition in Indonesia in the vice presidential debate at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC), Senayan, Jakarta (21/1). In the fourth debate, the vice presidential candidates will raise the themes of Sustainable Development, Natural Resources, Environment, Energy, Food, Agrarian, Indigenous Peoples and Villages.
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The government is considered to need to accelerate the construction of power plants that have been planned in the RUPTL of PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN to anticipate the potential deficit of a number of national electricity systems.
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Interest, trust and high prices are still obstacles to the electric vehicle program in Indonesia. This was conveyed by the Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform Fabby Tumiwa.
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The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) sees that investment in new renewable energy (EBT) in Indonesia is predicted to be higher than in 2023 due to the many large projects that will be executed this year.
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Developing countries like Indonesia still need large funding to improve energy transition as an effort to overcome the climate crisis. However, funding commitments without realization will not be enough. Indonesia also needs to prepare its political policies internally.
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Starting from 2019, the global average temperature has increased by 1.1 degrees Celsius, which is hotter than the pre-industrial period of the 1850s. The increase in temperature on the earth's surface is an indication of an increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrogen monoxide (N2O), which is…
Indonesia is not yet seen as a leader in the global climate change agenda because until now a number of environmental problems still occur, such as deforestation or destruction of forests and mangroves. Indonesia's influence is still less than Brazil and India.
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The Jakarta-Bandung High Speed Railway (KCJB) or Whoosh has served a total of 1,028,216 passengers during its two months of commercial operation, from October 17 to December 25, 2023.
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