Media Coverage
Kompas | The President’s Vision for Energy Security: Between Ambition and Regional Reality
In his state address, Prabowo mentioned that energy resilience is a priority for the government. This is considered a momentum for the acceleration of renewable energy to the regions. Read
Bisnis Indonesia | Prabowo’s Target: 100% Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources in 10 Years, Concrete Policies Needed IESR Says
President Prabowo is aiming for 100% electricity from renewable energy sources within 10 years. IESR believes that concrete policies and the use of solar power plants are needed to achieve
Kompas.com | IESR Calls for Energy and Electricity Bill to Provide Broad Access to Green Electricity
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) is pushing for the New Energy and Renewable Energy Bill (NRE) and the Electricity Bill to address the challenges of energy transition in
Warta Ekonomi | IESR Highlights Slow Private Investment in Domestic Renewable Energy Development
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) highlights the slow pace of private investment in supporting the acceleration of New and Renewable Energy (NRE) in Indonesia. Read more on Warta
Bisnis Indonesia | Huge Geothermal Potential Hampered by Investment Burden
Geothermal investment in Indonesia is hampered by high costs and inefficiency, despite its huge potential. Read more on Bisnis Indonesia.
Media Indonesia | Individual Carbon Emissions Dominated by City Residents
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) studied total individual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, or carbon footprints, in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas on the island of Java. Their goal
Kontan | Plan to Build 100 GW Solar Power Plant in Kopdes Merah Putih, Observers Remind Funding
Plans to build solar power plants with a total capacity of 100 gigawatts (GW) in 80,000 Merah Putih Village Cooperatives (Kopdes) still face challenges. One of them is related to
Fortune Indonesia | It’s Time for Indonesia to Get Serious About Building an Integrated Solar Industry, IESR Says
Indonesia faces a major irony in the renewable energy sector. On the one hand, the government is targeting massive development of solar power plants to reach 108.7 GW by 2060.