Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services and Reform (IESR), a think-tank in the field of energy and the environment, said that there are two reasons why the government still relies on Coal Power Plant (PLTU). “The practical reason from PLN and the ESDM [Ministry] is that the cost of the PLTU…

JAKARTA – The energy and environmental think tank Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views that financing rooftop solar power plants (PLTS) can create business opportunities for cooperatives. Read more Okezone

Indonesia can tap its potential in renewable energy to fulfill the country's commitment to the Paris climate accord and reduce its dependence on coal-based power, according to analysts. Southeast Asia's biggest economy aims to slash emissions by 29 percent by 2030. State-owned utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara said in May that it will stop building coal-fired power…

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Starting in 2025, the government will no longer allow the construction of coal power plants. This is stated in the draft General Plan for the Provision of Electric Power (RUPTL) 2021-2030. In the RUPTL it is stated that the coal power plants whose status is still planned after 2025 will be changed…

KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The province of Bali has abundant Renewable Energy potential. If encouraged, then the development of Renewable Energy in Bali is expected to be able to achieve the national Renewable Energy mix target of 23% by 2025. Original article    

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Institute For Essential Services Reform (IESR) Executive Director Fabby Tumiwa assessed that stopping the electricity discount stimulus during the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2021 was the right step. This follows the recovery of economic conditions. Original article  

Indonesian state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara is aiming to phase out coal-fired power as the country brings forward its carbon neutrality ambitions to 2060. Indonesia's aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 is "clearly possible" and could "even be accelerated to around 2050," said Fabby Tumiwa, executive director of the Institute of Essential Services Reform,…

JAKARTA, Indonesia , May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) new report "Deep decarbonization of Indonesia's  energy system: A pathway to zero emissions by 2050" shows that Indonesia's  energy sector is technologically and economically feasible to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. Read more on Yahoo (27 May 2021)

Indonesia says it will stop building new coal-fired power plants after 2023 to meet its carbon-neutral goals — but the more than 100 plants to be built by then will still be churning out CO2 decades after that. Fabby Tumiwa, executive director of Indonesian private policy think tank the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR),…

Fabby Tumiwa, the executive director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), said PLN needed to stop developing or signing new contracts for coal plants starting 2025 to achieve the decarbonisation plan. He also said that PLN needed to develop 10 GW of renewable power plants, while the private sector, including households, would need to…

Executive Director Of Institute For Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, explained if Indonesia wish to fully decarbonized, reaching zero green house gas by 2050 as stated in Paris Agreement, Indonesia need to stop all the coal power plant to operates in ten years. Read the full article in Kumparan

OTOSIA.COM - Indonesia is arguably trying to be able to produce its own electric vehicles. This includes developing electric car batteries that can be produced domestically. According to the Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, the Indonesian government must learn from Norway, the United States and China to develop electric…