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Encouraging the Decarbonization of MSMEs in Indonesia

Press Release14 March 2024400Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 14, 2024 - Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have become one of the important pillars of the Indonesian economy. Based on data from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (Kemenkop), the MSME sector contributed to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 60.5 percent and contributed to employment reaching 97…

Civil Society Coalition: New Energy Sector Rules Set Back Energy Transition Commitment

Press Release8 March 2024133Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 8, 2024 - The Renewable Energy Movement's Civil Society Coalition is questioning the government's commitment to the energy transition. They consider some regulations to be disincentives for switching to renewable energy. These regulations include the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministerial Regulation on solar PV, the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on carbon capture and…

Realizing Bali Net Zero Starts with 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Nusa Penida by 2030

Press Release6 March 2024262Views 0Likes 0Comments

Nusa Penida, March 6, 2024 - The energy transition agenda in Bali Province will be one of the main axes to achieve Bali's target for net zero emission (NZE) by 2045. The Bali Provincial Government is collaborating with various parties, such as the Bali Net Zero Emission Coalition, which includes the Institute for Essential Services…

Explore South Sumatra Energy: Promoting Renewable Energy in the Land of Sriwijaya

Press Release26 February 2024304Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, February 26, 2024 - South Sumatra, also nicknamed "Bumi Sriwijaya", is one of the provinces that achieved a regional renewable energy mix target greater than the national target. In 2022, the renewable energy mix in South Sumatra reached 23.85 percent, higher than the national energy mix target of 23 percent by 2025. To encourage…

MEMR Regulation No. 2/2024 Limits Public Participation to Support Energy Transition through Rooftop Solar PV

Press Release23 February 2024877Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 23, 2024 - The Indonesian government has officially issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Regulation No. 2 of 2024 concerning Rooftop Solar Power Plants Connected to the Electricity Network of Holders of Electricity Supply Business License for Public Interest, which is a revision of MEMR Regulation No. 26 of 2021. In…

Steps to Achieve Bali’s Net Zero Emission by 2045 and Attain 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Nusa Penida by 2030

Press Release22 February 2024307Views 0Likes 1Comment

Denpasar, February 21, 2024 - Following its declaration in August 2023, the Bali Provincial Government has formulated and executed strategies to pursue Bali's target of achieving net-zero emissions (NZE) by 2045 and to actualize Nusa Penida as a location powered entirely by renewable energy by 2030. Collaborating with non-governmental partners in the Bali Net Zero…

South Sumatra Journalists Form Energy Transition Journalist Network

Press Release21 February 2024263Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, February 20, 2024 - The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Palembang together with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a leading think tank in Indonesia that focuses on energy and the environment and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists (SIEJ) took the initiative to form the "South Sumatra (South Sumatra) Just Journalist Network"…

Civil Society Recommendations for the Development of Indonesia’s Second NDC

Press Release2 February 2024330Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 2, 2024 - Indonesia, under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), has initiated the drafting process for its Second National Determined Contribution (SNDC) aimed at emissions reductions by 2030 and 2035. The MoEF intends to submit the SNDC to the UNFCCC in 2024. The Institute for Essential Services Reform…

Draft Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) Slashes NRE Target to 19 Percent in 2025

Press Release31 January 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 31, 2024 - The National Energy Council (DEN) is working on updating Government Regulation (PP) Number 79 of 2014 concerning the National Energy Policy with a new draft policy (RPP KEN) that is being discussed with the DPR. DEN schedules the RPP KEN to be completed by June 2024. The new and renewable…

The Decline of Indonesia’s Climate Policy and Action Rating in 2023

Press Release31 January 2024482Views 0Likes 1Comment

Delima Ramadhani, Climate Policy Project Coordinator, IESR presents the results of the CAT assessment of Indonesia's climate policies, targets and actions Jakarta, January 31, 2024 - According to the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) report, the climate policies, actions, and targets outlined in Indonesia's 2023 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) document as "critically insufficient" to limit global…

Galvanizing Mining Business Actors for a Just Energy Transition

Press Release25 January 2024178Views 0Likes 0Comments

From left to right Wira Swadana, Green Economy Program Manager, Yulfaizon, General Manager, PT Bukit Asam Tbk Ombilin Mining Unit, Farah Vianda, Sustainable Financing Coordinator, and Y. Sulistiyohadi, Associate Mining Inspector/Coordinator of Civil Servant Investigator Mineral and Coal Jakarta, January 25, 2024 - Mitigating the impact of the declining demand for coal in Indonesia…

The West Java Energy Exploration: Echoing the Spirit of Energy Transition

Press Release23 January 2024336Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 23, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), through the Energy Transition Academy in collaboration with the West Java Energy and Mineral Resources Agency (ESDM) and the Society of Renewable Energy University of Indonesia (SRE UI) has been held The West Java Energy Exploration on January 23-26, 2024. The initiative is…