Media Coverage – Page 49

Kontan | Gas Policy and TKDN Intervention Needed to Smooth Diesel Generator Conversion

Media Coverage7 September 2023516Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) stated that gas price policy intervention and relaxation of domestic content levels (TKDN) were needed to smooth the conversion program for diesel power plants into gas power plants and solar power plants. Read more on Kontan.

Warta Ekonomi | Not Only Transportation, IESR: Wind Direction Highly Determines Air Pollution in Jakarta.

Media Coverage7 September 2023831Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, stated that the air pollution issue in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is not solely caused by motor vehicles and waste incineration. An important factor proven to play a significant role in this regard is the prevailing wind direction in this metropolitan area. Read…

Kompas | A Total of 15 Coal-Fired Power Plants Can Be Retired Until 2030.

Media Coverage7 September 2023569Views 0Likes 0Comments

A study by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources together with stakeholders shows that by 2030, as many as 15 coal-fired power plants can be terminated before their operational period. This has the potential to reduce emissions by 36 million tonnes of carbon dioxide or CO2 by 2030. Read more on Kompas.

BBC | Electric vehicles are called a ‘false solution’ to improve air quality in Indonesia

Media Coverage7 September 2023658Views 0Likes 0Comments

The use of electric vehicles continues to be echoed by the government, both central and regional, as a way to reduce air pollution which is getting worse. However, observers said it "will not solve the problem" and called electrification a "false solution". Read more on BBC.

Warta Ekonomi | IESR: JETP CIPP Must Be Able to Accelerate the Energy Transition

Media Coverage6 September 2023493Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Energy Transformation Program Manager, Deon Arinaldo, said preparation of the Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) which will continue until October must be utilized as much as possible. Read more on Warta Ekonomi.

Katadata | This is The Trend in Indonesia’s New Coal-Fired Power Plant Capacity Over The Last 23 Years

Media Coverage6 September 2023756Views 0Likes 0Comments

Coal-fired power plants (CFPP) have been built frequently in Indonesia for the past 23 years. Data from the Global Energy Monitor shows that it was only four years that Indonesia was not recorded as having additional electricity capacity from new CFPPs, namely 2001-2003 and 2005. Read more on Katadata.

VOA | Experts Push ASEAN to Accelerate Energy Transition

Media Coverage23 August 2023533Views 0Likes 0Comments

Experts say the recent extreme weather in Southeast Asia is a warning to prepare for the increasingly visible impacts of climate change. Read more on VOA.

Reuters | Indonesia Delays Plan to Invest $20 bln in Energy Transition Funds

Media Coverage22 August 2023617Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia has pushed back until later this year plans to announce investments from a fund of $20 billion pledged by rich countries and global lenders to help speed transition to cleaner energy sources, authorities said on Wednesday. Read more on Reuters.

CNN | Waiting for the Target Scenario Coal-Fired Power Plants in 2050

Media Coverage22 August 2023467Views 0Likes 0Comments

During the Hannover Messe Industrial Exhibition in Germany in April 2023, President Joko Widodo committed in front of a large audience. He promised that all power plants in Indonesia would be replaced with ones fueled by renewable energy by 2050. Read more on CNN.

Kata Data | Green Investment Will Create 1.6 Million Jobs in 2045

Media Coverage21 August 2023547Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Ministry of National Development Planning estimates that green investment will create 1.66 million jobs annually in 2045. Read more on Kata Data.

Kompas | Indonesia’s Target for Reducing Emissions is Insufficient to Combat Global Warming

Media Coverage21 August 2023667Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia's emission reduction target is critically insufficient, aka very far from enough to reduce global warming. Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said there needed to be a more significant gap between the current policies and emission levels compatible with the Paris Agreement. Read more on Kompas.

Kata Data | ASEAN Has the Potential to Become a Solar Panel Manufacturing Center

Media Coverage18 August 2023729Views 0Likes 0Comments

IESR urges the Indonesian government to address the solar energy supply chain during the upcoming ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM). Read more on Kata Data.