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Efforts to Encourage the Effectiveness of Rooftop Solar Quota Fulfillment

Press Release7 June 2024370Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, June 7, 2024- The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has issued the PLN Rooftop Solar PV System Development Quota for 2024-2028 through Decree of the Director General of Electricity Number 279. K/TL.03/DJL.2/2024. The distribution of rooftop Solar PV quotas is based on the electricity system. The total rooftop solar PV quota in…

Comprehensive Power Plant Transition Strategy to Inform JETP’s CIPP

Press Release4 June 2024336Views 0Likes 0Comments

Deon Arinaldo, Manajer Program Transformasi Energi, IESR JAKARTA, INDONESIA | June 4, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia's energy transition and environmental think tank, and the University of Maryland's Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) launched two new studies focused on strategies for achieving a thriving clean energy transition in Indonesia. The first…

KIBE Holds Indonesia Clean Energy 2050 Parade and Delivers Recommendations to MEMR

Press Release3 June 2024361Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, June 3, 2024 - The transition from fossil-based energy sources to renewable energy represents a concerted endeavor to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, thereby curbing the Earth's temperature rise to within 1.5 degrees Celsius. As per the 2023 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, the global average surface temperature during 2011-2020 has escalated…

Energy Transition Strategy in South Sumatra

Press Release30 May 2024505Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, May 30, 2024- South Sumatra, a region heavily reliant on fossil fuels, particularly coal, needs to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy to reach the net zero emission (NZE) goal by 2060 or earlier. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) considers this initiative crucial for environmental and economic sustainability. Based on data from…

South Sumatra Province Energy Transition Forum: Preparing for a Just Energy Transition

Press Release30 May 2024330Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, 30 May 2024 - Using renewable energy is a way to reduce emissions from the energy sector. This step will prevent the rise of the earth's temperature and minimize the impact of the future climate crisis. However, the use of fossil energy still dominates in Indonesia. For this reason, careful planning and preparation are…

Power Wheeling Will Open Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities in Indonesia

Press Release20 May 2024362Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fabby Tumiwa, Direktur Eksekutif IESR Jakarta, May 20, 2024- The government is again pushing for the power wheeling scheme to be included in the Draft New and Renewable Energy Bill (RUU EBET). This scheme will fulfill New and Renewable Energy (NRE) supply Articles 29A and 47A in network utilization cooperation (open access). The power wheeling scheme…

Taxonomy for Indonesian Sustainable Finance Opportunities and Gaps to Support Energy Transition Financing

Press Release17 May 2024746Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 17, 2024—The Financial Services Authority (OJK) has updated the sustainable finance market guidance from the Indonesian Green Taxonomy (THI) to the Indonesian Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance (TKBI) in February 2024. This taxonomy's objectives include attracting more sustainable finance to various sectors, including the energy sector, and achieving the net zero emission (NZE) target…

Energy Transition Funding Needs for Affected Workers Reach Rp38.4 Trillion

Press Release30 April 2024201Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 30, 2024 - Energy transformation requires adequate financing to ensure a smooth and equitable process. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a leading think tank on energy transition and environment based in Jakarta, disseminated a report titled "Identification of Financing Needs for an Equitable Transformation of Indonesia's Electricity Sector". The report, created…

IESR: Indonesia’s Second NDC Needs to Reflect Ambitious Emission Reduction Targets

Press Release26 April 2024378Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 25, 2024 - The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), is currently drafting the Second Nationally Determined Contribution (SNDC) document. In contrast to the Enhanced NDC document published in 2022, the emission reduction target in the SNDC document is no longer measured based on emission reductions from the base…

Renewable Energy Festival: Encouraging Real Action to Lower Emissions

Press Release22 April 2024180Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fabby Tumiwa, The Executive Director of IESR on Renewable Energy Festival Jakarta, April 21, 2024 - The increase in global temperature due to increased greenhouse gas emissions has an impact on the climate crisis which triggers an increase in the intensity of hydrometeorological disasters. Based on data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the earth's average…

Building Low-Emission Cities in Indonesia

Press Release3 April 2024203Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 2 2024 - Urban areas are centers of carbon-intensive activities. High population, dense buildings and intensive energy use contribute to increased greenhouse gas emissions. Climate Transparency 2022 noted that direct and indirect emissions from the building sector in Indonesia accounted for 4.6 per cent and 24.5 per cent of total energy-related carbon dioxide…

Decarbonization of the Iron and Steel Industry Needs a Comprehensive Roadmap

Press Release21 March 2024889Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Executive Director of IESR, Fabby Tumiwa Jakarta, March 20, 2024 - Indonesia's iron and steel industry is experiencing consumption growth. Data from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs shows that in 2022, the average steel consumption was 15.62 million tons annually. This number exceeds the average steel production of around 12.46 million tons annually. Meanwhile,…