The energy transition will only become a discourse if the strategy and roadmap are not included in the National Mid-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) and Government Work Plan (RKP) in the coming year. According to Fabby, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform, Indonesia needs to transform its green economy to be able to…

An energy researcher and a coal association chair have predicted that the country’s coal exports will start to decline in the 2030s, largely because the commodity’s biggest buyers, China and India, plan to undergo major transitions to cleaner energy. Fabby said during an online discussion on Aug.26 that the two countries recently announced transition plans…

According to Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of IESR, the decline in coal demand will have a major impact on Indonesia as one of the largest coal producers in the world. The world trend that is starting to focus on renewable energy will result in a decrease in the amount of demand for coal. Read more Katadata

The population of battery-based electric cars or battery electric vehicles (BEV) is still very small even though the government has pushed for the era of electric cars since the issuance of Presidential Regulation No. 55 of 2019. According to IESR, using an incentive scheme and taxation of electric vehicles can increase the number of electric…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa assessed that the high portion of New and Renewable Energy (EBT) plants in the 2021-2030 RUPTL indicate the seriousness of the government and State Electricity Company - PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in pursuing a new and renewable energy mix of 23%…

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, stated that Indonesia needs to carry out a green economic transformation to be able to grow higher and get out of the middle-income trap. Read more Kontan

Jokowi's speech said the importance of transforming to new and renewable energy is still not in line with the APBN that has been made. According to Fabby, the Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services, the current state budget still focuses on overcoming the economic crisis and the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. However,…

Fabby Tumiwa, Chairman of AESI said that rooftop solar power plants are one of the real contributions of the community to achieve this target, which can be done quickly throughout Indonesia, without using the government budget. Rooftop PV can also be a strategic solution for the government to provide quality, sustainable energy access and not…

Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) said that local renewable resources, specifically solar energy, are sufficient to meet domestic energy demand. The Best Policy Scenario (BPS) by IESR shows that the complete decarbonization of Indonesia's energy system by 2050 is technically and economically feasible. Read more Mongabay

Deputy Director General of the German Ministry of Economy and Energy Ulrich Benterbusch stated that Germany is targeting to no longer use coal power plants by 2030 as an effort to reduce carbon emissions. He said the G7 countries had committed up to 2030 to decarbonisation. Read more CNBC Indonesia

The Director of Electricity, Telecommunications, and Information at the Ministry of National Development Planning said that the optimal zero-emission scenario option would be achieved in 2060. Meanwhile, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assessed that the Indonesian sector was able to achieve zero carbon emissions in 2050. Read more at Bisnis.com

The development of solar power plants or PLTS is considered the most economical compared to new and renewable energy sources currently available in the country. Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), said that the rapid development of PV mini-grid technology has made the price more economical. Read more Bisnis