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Building Indonesia’s Green Hydrogen Production and Market

Press Release16 hours ago59Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 15, 2025 – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that green hydrogen can significantly contribute to global emission reduction and decarbonization efforts. Hydrogen has the potential to replace fossil fuels in hard-to-abate sectors such as transportation, iron and steel manufacturing, petrochemicals, and energy storage. Furthermore, green hydrogen can enhance energy security…

Indonesia Solar Summit 2025: Integrating Economy and Energy Equity

Press Release4 days ago279Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 11, 2025 - The impact of solar energy goes beyond providing access to electricity. It also fosters equity by enabling community participation in reducing emissions, driving the growth of new economies, and serving as a strategic solution to achieve climate goals. This vision underpins the Indonesia Solar Summit (ISS) 2025 (9/11/2025) in Jakarta,…

Indonesia Solar Summit 2025: Gotong Royong for Green Energy

Press Release2 September 2025540Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 2, 2025 — The Indonesian government is beginning to position solar energy as a key strategy for reducing emissions and meeting energy needs at the national, regional, and industrial levels. According to the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) of PT PLN (Persero) for the 2025-2034 period, the country is targeting a solar power…

Solar Power Plants Help Realize Energy Self-Sufficient Villages in Three Balinese Communities

Press Release27 August 2025271Views 0Likes 0Comments

Denpasar, August 27, 2025 – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in collaboration with the Bali Provincial Government, inaugurated four solar power plant (PLTS) installations with a total capacity of 15.37 kWp across three villages. The inauguration ceremony took place on Wednesday (8/27) in Banjarasem Village, Buleleng Regency. The four solar power systems were…

Indonesian Government Prepares Roadmap for Clean Net-Zero Industry by 2050

Press Release26 August 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 22, 2025 - Indonesia is committed to achieving its net-zero emissions target by 2060 or sooner. To do so, economic growth must align with climate commitments. In 2023, the industrial sector contributed 34% of national emissions. At the same time, this sector also drives the economy, contributing 18.9% to the Gross Domestic…

Target of 100% Renewable Electricity in 10 Years Requires Concrete Plans and Policies, IESR Says

Press Release15 August 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 15, 2025 - President Prabowo Subianto aims for 100% of Indonesia's electricity to come from Renewable Energy Sources (RES). This target is expected to be achieved within 10 years or even sooner. He made this statement during the First Plenary Session of the House of Representatives (DPR-RI) for the 2025/2026 Legislative Session…

IESR Emphasizes Industrial and Electricity Market Transformation to Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI

Press Release12 August 2025934Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 11, 2025 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) is urging that the Draft Law on New and Renewable Energy (EBET) and the Draft Law on Electricity can address Indonesia's energy transition challenges and become an effective legal framework to accelerate the development of renewable energy. IESR hopes that these regulations can…

100 GW Solar Power Plant for Indonesia’s Energy Self-Sufficiency and Economic Revival

Press Release8 August 20252KViews 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, August 7, 2025 - Indonesia will build a 100 Gigawatt (GW) Solar Power Plant (PLTS). The program plans to build 80 GW of solar power plants and 320 GWh of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to be managed by the Merah Putih Village Cooperative (KDMP) in 80,000 villages, and 20 GW of Centralized solar…

Indonesia Must Seriously Develop an Integrated Solar Industry

Press Release5 August 20251KViews 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, August 5, 2025 - The 2025–2060 National Energy Policy targets increasing demand for solar power plants, reaching up to 108.7 GW by 2060. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the utilization of renewable energy, particularly solar energy, is a strategic step toward achieving energy independence, starting from rural areas. Similarly,…

Joint Statement of the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2025

Press Release26 July 20253KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Ahead of the COP-30 climate change negotiations in Brazil, we—the people of Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2025—call on Indonesia to strengthen its strategy and take concrete action to address the climate crisis, while leading global efforts to keep global temperature rise below 1.5°C, as agreed in the Paris Agreement, ratified by Law No. 16 of 2016. Recently,…

Urban Areas on Java Island Are the Highest Contributors to Individual Carbon Emissions

Press Release23 July 2025706Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 23, 2025 – Human activities are the primary contributors to the increase in atmospheric carbon emissions. These emissions are driving the climate crisis, leading to a rise in hydrometeorological disasters. 2024 was a record-breaking year with the hottest average temperature, reaching 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial average temperatures. The Institute for Essential Services…

Alvin Putra Sisdwinugraha, Analis Ketenagalistrikan dan Energi Terbarukan, IESR

Bali Moves to Realize 100% Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions 2045

Press Release15 July 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Denpasar, July 15, 2025 - With reference to the values of Nangun Sat Kerthi Loka Bali, Bali Province strives to encourage energy independence and reduce emissions and pollution of air, land and water. To make this happen, on August 4, 2023, the Bali Provincial Government, supported by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), declared…