The State Electricity Company or PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is optimistic that growth in electricity consumption could be achieved this year despite a number of customer sectors still contracting due to the pandemic covid-19. Production (industrial) activity, which begins to fill up in line with normal economic and trade activities, is considered to be…

New and Renewable Energy derived from hydropower plants is inexpensive and environmentally friendly. The pattern of operation is easy to adjust and is not intermittent, cheap, and economical. Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Tumiwa Fabby said that the main obstacle in the micro-hydropower is the consumption of electricity need to…

Based on a study by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), the technical potential of solar in Central Java is abundant, reaching 193–670 gigawatt peaks (GWp). Seeing the great potential of solar power in Central Java Province, making the area a leader in the development of potential solar power plants (PLTS) in Indonesia. Read more…

Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) and Indonesia Clean Energy Forum (ICEF) this year again held Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD). The annual event will discuss the importance of focusing efforts on Indonesia's decarbonization of energy systems and immediate energy transition from fossil fuels to the use of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. IETD…

Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) considers that the commitments and policies of Indonesia are still not in line with the Paris Agreement. Through the 2021 NDC, it can be seen that Indonesia is still 10 years behind the target of the Paris agreement and the mitigation scenario in the energy sector in the document…

The director of the Institute for Essential Service Reform, Fabby Tumiwa, revealed that at least fossil fuel reserves are currently above 50 percent on average. Current climate change is mostly caused by the burning of fossil fuels, which accounts for as much as 75 percent of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. Therefore, it is necessary…

Fossil energy will be the largest emitter in 2030 to reach 58 percent according to the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) document. Institute for Essential Services Reform assess renewable energy system is the right solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the future. Read more at Bisnis

Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) considers that the commitments and policies of Indonesia are still not in line with the Paris Agreement. Through the 2021 NDC, it can be seen that Indonesia is still 10 years behind the Paris Agreement target and the mitigation scenario in the energy sector in the document is still…

The government is urged to actively build clearer and more transparent lines of communication to the industry and business actors regarding the carbon tax implementation plan, which aims to make Indonesia able to compete with the global market. There are many rejections from the industry regarding carbon taxes due to a lack of information and…

Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of IESR, stated that information and explanations from the government regarding the carbon tax mechanism, such as which sectors will be taxed and how to calculate the tax base, creates uncertainty for the industrial world. This has resulted in many industries rejecting the carbon tax policy, which so far has not…

The concept of a country's competitiveness in the global market is currently undergoing a shift, where competitiveness is not only determined by the quality or price of goods and services but has taken into account the costs of externalities arising from the carbon emission footprint of these goods and services. In this way, it encourages…

The Executive Director of IESR believes that stakeholder communication must be carried out considering that the plan to implement the carbon economy value can boost Indonesia's competitiveness in the global market. the mechanism for applying economic value through a combination of cap and trade as well as the imposition of a carbon tax is an…