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At the end of September, Bank Mandiri announced that it had provided an investment credit of US$1.27 billion (IDR 19.6 trillion) to finance a new steam power plant project in South Sumatra. Read more on TechinAsia.
The option of using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for steam-powered power plants (PLTU) to cut emissions has resurfaced. The USC SCR (U-SCR) technology in PLTU is considered suitable for implementing this option. Read more on Investor.
Jakarta, 25 July 2024 - A just transition in Indonesia currently does not have a mutually agreed definition. The absence of this definition has resulted in uncertainty and a lack of uniformity in the focus of just transition initiatives and movements.
The availability of an operational definition is expected to maximize the opportunities for energy…
The implementation of co-firing or mixing biomass with coal in steam power plants is considered capable of increasing the contribution of energy renewables in the electrical energy mix. Apart from that, the use of wood processing waste as a biomass source also stimulates community economic activity. On the other hand, there are concerns that the increasing demand for biomass made from wood will…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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?
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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$…