The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) considers that the government is still unsure about making the energy transition. IESR Executive Director Fabby Tumiwa said the government has a policy direction regarding the energy transition, in which the President sets decarbonization in 2060 or earlier. The government has also decided that it will no longer…

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Arifin Tasrif said that Indonesia needs a very large investment to transition from fossil energy to renewable energy until 2060, it needs technical support, an energy transition strategy from the government so that renewable energy can reduce emissions by 2040 Read more at IDN Times

Report 2021 published by IESR noted that 82 percent of Indonesia's power generation sector is dominated by fossil fuels. Of that amount, coal takes the highest portion or as much as 63 percent in generating electricity. Citing data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the national power generation capacity will reach 73,34 MW…

IESR Energy Transformation Program Manager Deon Arinaldo revealed that the cost of electricity generation from the use of CCS in coal power plant will compete with renewable energy technology with storage. So far, coal power plants with CCS operating in the world still have problems with their operations and achieving emission reductions Read more at Kontan

Institute of Essential Services Reform (IESR) data shows that the technical potential of solar power plant in Bali reaches 26,4 GWp. In addition, with the issuance of Governor Regulation number 45 of 2019 concerning Bali Clean Energy, the local government of Bali is increasingly encouraging the use of clean energy, including PLTS. The development of…

Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR) Executive Director Fabby Tumiwa said the use of marine energy consisting of tidal, wave, current and thermal (OTEC) around the world is still low, at least only around 500 megawatts (MW). One of the countries that use the most marine energy in the form of tidal energy today is…

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said that the plan to convert diesel power plant to NRE will not only increase the NRE mix, but will also have a positive impact on the financial performance of the State Electricity Company. The cost of providing electricity with diesel power plant…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa believes that this large budget is related to investors' perceptions of green energy generation in Indonesia. The perception of the risk of renewable energy investment in Indonesia is still high. Fabby continued, not all renewable energy requires large funds. Therefore, Fabby suggested…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said that 80% of the world's rare earth deposits are controlled by China. To start the development of rare earth metals, Indonesia started by developing a strategy of mapping and utilization of rare earth metals through research and potential mapping support and…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa explained that at least the additional installed capacity of renewable energy would reach 648 MW by 2022 according to the Electricity Supply Business Plan. It is estimated that there will be an additional 500 MW of electricity capacity beyond the system planned…

On 3 November Indonesia, the Philippines and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced an Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) partnership. ADB provides funds to accelerate the early retirement of coal power plants and replace them with clean power plants. Jokowi clearly said that carbon market and carbon pricing must be part of efforts to address climate…

Coal is the reason Indonesia cannot accelerate its net zero emission (NZE) target by 2050. However, coal is the main fossil fuel that drives the Indonesian economy. Indonesia has 418 gigawatts of power in renewable energy in the form of solar, wind, hydro, geothermal as well as underwater currents. Jokowi's call to energy actors is…