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Electric Vehicle Incentive Effectiveness Needs Government Support to Reform Other Policies

Press Release8 March 2023276Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 8 March 2023 - On 6 March 2023, the government established incentives for Battery-Based Electric Motorized Vehicles (KBLBB) in the form of assistance in purchasing KBLBB of IDR 7 million per unit for 200,000 units of new electric motorbikes and IDR 7 million per unit for conversion to electric motorbikes for 50,000 units petrol…

Carbon Trading Implementation Needs to be Followed by Tighter Emission Limits

Press Release1 March 2023408Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 1, 2023 - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) began implementing a carbon trading mechanism in the coal-fired power plant (CFPP) sector on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) stated the implementation of carbon trading as a step forward, noting the need for tightening emission caps…

IEVO 2023: Building Indonesia’s Electric Vehicle Ecosystem

Press Release21 February 2023560Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 21 February 2023 - Decarbonization of the transportation sector is a crucial strategy in climate change mitigation to prevent the earth's temperature from rising beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. In Indonesia, besides the use of biofuels, vehicle electrification can cut 23% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. The Institute for Essential Services…

IEVO 2023: Electrification of Transportation to Reduce GHG Emissions

Press Release19 February 2023475Views 0Likes 0Comments

February 19, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) launched Indonesia Electric Vehicles Outlook 2023 for the first time. This report discusses the status of the development of electric vehicles for passengers and the supporting ecosystem for developing electric cars in Indonesia. IESR views that climate change mitigation with a significant…

JETP Secretariat Launched, Government Needs to Remove Barriers for Renewable Energy Development

Press Release17 February 2023287Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 17 February 2023 - The Government of Indonesia has launched a secretariat for the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) work team, which will work today. Some of the targeted work results planned to achieve within the next 6 (six) months include the availability of a road map for early retirement for coal-fired power plants…

Indonesia Needs to Overhaul Strategy to Pursue 23% Renewable Energy Mix in 2025

Press Release1 February 2023879Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 February 2023 - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has announced the performance achievements for 2022 and the 2023 program plans for the MEMR sector, the Electricity Subsector and New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation. In contrast to coal, whose production increased by 3% from the target of reaching 687 million…

Power Wheeling Scheme Needs to be Kept in the New and Renewable Energy Bill

Press Release12 January 2023333Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 12 January 2023- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resource (MEMR) decides to repeal the proposed power wheeling scheme from the issues inventory list (DIM) of the New and Renewable Energy Bill (NERE Bill) that was submitted to the House of Representatives (DPR) in December 2022. Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) regrets such…

The Amend of the MEMR Regulation on Rooftop Solar PV Has the Potential to Undermine the Interest of the Residential Market

Press Release6 January 2023635Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, 6 January 2023 - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) is revising the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 26/2021 concerning rooftop solar PV connected to the power supply grid owned by the holders of power supply business licence for the public interest (Izin Usaha Penyediaan Tenaga Listrik untuk…

IESR: Electric Vehicle Incentives Need to Focus on Two-Wheeler Vehicles and Public Transportation Electrification

Press Release20 December 2022287Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 December 2022 - The government plans to provide incentives for electric vehicles with details of Rp80 million for the purchase of electric cars, Rp40 million for the purchase of hybrid-based electric cars, Rp8 million for the purchase of new electric motorbikes, and Rp5 million for electric motorcycle conversion. The Institute for Essential Services…

Opportunities are Increasingly Open for the Acceleration of Renewable Energy Development in 2023

Press Release15 December 2022200Views 0Likes 0Comments

The development of the energy transition in Indonesia In general, based on the result of the transition readiness framework (TRF) made by IESR, Indonesia's readiness for the energy transition is still low. The share of renewable energy in Indonesia's primary energy mix will decline from 11.5% in 2021 to 10.4% in 2022 …

IETO 2023: Anticipating the Energy Crisis by Utilizing Renewable Energy

Press Release14 December 2022492Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 December 2022- The global energy crisis shows the vulnerability of fossil-based energy security, including Indonesia, where 67% of the energy mix comes from fossil energy. Facing the uncertainty of social, political, economic and environmental conditions regarding national energy security, the government needs to make a sustainable and just energy transition by optimizing the…

The Synergy of Central Java Provincial Government to Realize Low Carbon Development

Press Release8 December 2022404Views 0Likes 0Comments

Semarang, 8 December 2022 – The Provincial Government of Central Java has consistently strengthened their commitment, role and shared responsibility for implementing the energy transition to achieve sustainable and environmentally friendly development. Collaborating with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), the Central Java Provincial Government held the "Central Java Stakeholders' Gathering: Energy Transition for…