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Coal Domination in Indonesia, What are the Opportunities for Sustainable Energy?

Blog14 June 202427Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, June 14, 2024 - Coal-fired power plants (CFPPs) still dominate the energy industry in Indonesia. According to data from the National Energy Council (DEN), 2023, the energy mix comprised approximately 40.46% coal, 30.18% petroleum, 16.28% natural gas, and 13.09% renewable energy. This information was presented by Raden Raditya Yudha Wiranegara, Research Manager at the…

Koran Jakarta | Government Should Accelerate Fossil Energy Curbs

Media Coverage7 May 202424Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia is finalizing the early retirement package of a 660-megawatt coal-fired power plant (PLTU) that will be a pilot project for energy transition. Read more on Koran Jakarta.

Identify Funding Needs for the Just Transition

Event Coverage2 May 202435Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 30 April 2024 - The energy transition process is entering a new phase with the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) funding which was agreed in 2022. The availability of affordable funding is a real challenge for the energy transition process. In the latest study, Identifying Finance Needs for a Just Transformation of Indonesia's Power…

Between Low Renewable Energy Target and High Economic Growth Ambitions

Blog21 February 202415Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 February 2024 - Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assesses the steps taken by the National Energy Council (DEN) to adjust the renewable energy mix target in the Draft of Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) from the original 23 percent to 17-19 percent 2030…

Kompas.com | Reaching the Zero Emission Target, Retire CFPP Early and Encourage The Adoption of Solar PV

Media Coverage12 February 202419Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa, said that there are several things that Indonesia can do to achieve the net zero emission (NZE) target in 2060 or earlier. Read more on Kompas.com.

Berita Satu | CFPP Scrubber Installation hasn’t been Effective, Observers Urge Government to Open Carbon Emission Monitoring Data

Media Coverage19 January 202414Views 0Likes 0Comments

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the installation of scrubbers at coal fired power plant (CFPPs) and a number of industrial plants as a measure to reduce air pollution. However, how efficient are these scrubbers in dealing with air pollution problems? Read more on Berita Satu.

Kontan } There are Still Many Challenges to Lower Renewable Electricity Prices

Media Coverage20 December 202321Views 0Likes 0Comments

Although electricity tariffs from new and renewable energy (EBT) plants continue to decline from year to year, currently the price remains more expensive than coal plants that dominate electricity sources in the country. Understandably, the price of CFPP electricity is helped by coal subsidies in the form of a domestic price obligation (DPO) of US$…

Kontan | Here’s The Description of the Cirebon 1 CFPP Transaction will be Completed in the First Semester of 2024

Media Coverage8 December 202320Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Cirebon 1 Coal Fired Power Plant (CFPP) will have its operational life shortened by seven years, and it is now expected to operate only until December 2035 instead of July 2042. The project has secured funding commitments from the Energy Transition Mechanism (ETM) scheme, and the transaction is expected to be finalized in the…

Jakarta Post | RI Opts for Less Ambitious Option than Early Coal Retirement

Media Coverage22 November 202320Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia will not put the early retirement of coal plants at the forefront of its emissions reduction ambitions and instead will focus more on controlling emissions from coal plants, which will remain operational until the end of their operational lifespans, the government said on Wednesday. Read more on Jakarta Post.

Exploring Early Termination of Coal Power Plant Operations

Press Release17 November 202327Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 15, 2023 - The government is taking steps on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 112/2022 concerning the Acceleration of Renewable Energy Development for Electricity Supply by drafting a road map for the operational termination of coal-fired power plants. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views preparing a road map for the early termination…

Kata Data | The Government’s Target to Retire 1.7 Gigawatt CFPP is Considered too Small

Media Coverage10 November 202323Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government will retire a 1.7 Gigawatt (GW) Coal-fired Power plant (CFPP) by using fair transition cooperation funds (ETP). This is stated in the draft JETP comprehensive investment planning and policy document. Read more Kata Data.

Bisnis | Weak Financing for CFPP Early Retirement, JETP Attracts 50 Other Leading Projects

Media Coverage6 November 202322Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government has released the draft of the Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) in the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) for public consultation on last Wednesday (1/11/2023). Read more on Bisnis.