The potential of solar energy in Indonesia reaches 207 gigawatts. Meanwhile, a study from the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) calculates based on the availability of suitable land, the technical potential of solar energy in Indonesia is reaching 20,000 GW.   Read more at IDX Channel

Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of IESR, said that ending fossil fuel subsidies will create a level playing field for renewable energy. Moreover, fossil energy subsidy funds will be much more beneficial if they are diverted to the most vulnerable communities, building education and health facilities, developing renewable energy, and accommodating the impact of the energy…

At the beginning of the pandemic, the G20 countries spent at least USD 318.84 billion to support fossil energy, and fossil subsidies were counterproductive to efforts to make the energy transition and achieve decarbonization. These subsidies can be diverted to help accelerate the energy transition to reach 23% renewable energy by 2026. Read more at Katadata

The government should review the benchmark DMO pricing policy for power generation and make plans to end this policy. To be in line with the Paris Agreement, coal power plant generation must peak in 2020 and discontinue the coal completely by 2037. According to an IESR study, the cost to transform Indonesia's energy system requires…

Lisa Wijayani, Program Manager of the Green Economy, IESR, said that fossil energy subsidies increase the negative impact of GHG emissions and the state burden. It is due to economic losses and state financial expenditures to cope with disasters caused by climate change. Read more at CNBC Indonesia

Fabby Tumiwa stated that COP26 is a step to strengthen the decarbonization target where it is seen that the energy transition to renewable energy has become the global norm. PLN also needs to be more aggressive in making the transition from coal-fired power plants to renewable energy. In the short term, PLN needs to immediately…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said that the dynamics of the energy transition in Indonesia had succeeded in drawing many parties to invest. Indonesia is seen as quite important and strategic in the program towards zero carbon emissions which were voiced at the 26th Meeting of the…

The government needs to boost the development of solar energy to support electricity demand in 2050. A comprehensive NRE technical potential map needs to be prepared to support the energy transition towards 100% NRE utilization and achieve emission-free Indonesia by 2050. Read more at Katadata

COP26 is an opportunity for Indonesia to push for action on climate change in line with the Paris Agreement. The President did not clearly state more ambitious targets and mitigation action plans in his speech. The government's lack of climate ambition is reflected by not updating the NDC target of 29 percent on its own Read…

Indonesia's transition plan towards clean energy is still constrained by regulations that have not yet been issued. Whereas regulations and clear targets can open up greater opportunities for investors to invest in renewable energy. Public funding must begin to lead to actions capable of addressing more serious climate change Read more Katadata

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said that the use of EBT will also produce green products. Besides being able to reduce the use of fossil energy in the industry, NRE is believed to be able to absorb and create new jobs. Meanwhile, International Renewable Energy or IRENA noted…

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) provides an illustration that a trip using a gasoline or diesel-fueled car as far as 1 km will produce as much as 200 grams of CO2 emissions. These data indicate that a reduction in mobility can have a significant positive impact on reducing carbon emissions from the transportation…