Coal-fired power plants (PLTU) are one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions sources. In addition to producing emissions, coal-fired power plants emit air pollutants that harm health.
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Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said the poor air quality was due to the increasing number of sources of pollution, from motorized vehicles, emissions, and exhaust gases from steam power plants (PLTU) around Jakarta, as well as air pollution in industry and waste burning.
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The government is preparing a roadmap for the early termination of a coal-fired power plant or PLTU operation. The draft document contains, among other things, a list of PLTUs with a total capacity of 4.8 gigawatts which will accelerate their active life in 2030.
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Jakarta, June 27, 2023 - Environmental sustainability and overcoming the climate crisis have driven the need for an energy transition toward cleaner and more sustainable energy sources. The early termination of fossil energy generation operations as one of the largest emitters is a fundamental step towards accelerating the energy transition in Indonesia.
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Jakarta, June 24, 2023 - Raditya Yudha Wiranegara, Senior Researcher at the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), explained several challenges in retiring PLTU and how renewable energy plays a role in shaping the future. This was discussed in the Energy Talk event held by the Hasanuddin University Society of Renewable Energy (SRE).
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Jakarta, 20 June 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) urges the Indonesian government to transform the energy sector to achieve peak emissions in 2030 and carbon neutral in 2050. This align with President Joko Widodo's commitment to achieve net-zero emissions in 2060 or earlier as a form of Indonesia's responsibility to reduce…
Jakarta, 5 June 2023 - Youth advocacy is one of the most effective ways to promote change. Moreover, the issues must be close to heart and interesting to follow to raise awareness among youth. For instance, we can connect the topic with their passion. This is carried out by the Kpop 4 Planet youth community,…
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) stated that the ceiling on emissions set by the government in carbon trading for the coal power plants sector has still too high.
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Energy Transformation Program Manager, The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Deon Arinaldo, said it is necessary to shut down coal plants (PLTU) to reach a peak in electricity sector emissions in 2030. Besides that, we need to increase the capacity of renewable energy generators (EBT) in the same period.
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Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa revealed an equitable energy transition would operate with more space available for the development of renewable energy, including by ending the operational life of the PLTU more quickly.
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Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Faby Tumiwa said that the fossil energy crisis that is currently happening coincides with the climate crisis. Reducing the number of power plants and accelerating the use of renewable energy is the solution.
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The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) identified 12 power plants that have the potential to be retired sooner in 2022-2023. The power plants are included in the category of low-hanging fruits (LHF) because they have poor performance, both from a technical, economic and environmental standpoint.
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