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Indonesia Solar Summit 2025: Integrating Economy and Energy Equity

Press Release12 September 2025393Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 11, 2025 - The impact of solar energy goes beyond providing access to electricity. It also fosters equity by enabling community participation in reducing emissions, driving the growth of new economies, and serving as a strategic solution to achieve climate goals. This vision underpins the Indonesia Solar Summit (ISS) 2025 (9/11/2025) in Jakarta,…

Indonesia’s Solar Industry Acceleration Strategy

Event Coverage12 September 20252Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 11, 2025 – Many parties are promoting the use of solar energy to achieve emissions reduction and economic growth targets. To achieve this economic advantage, Indonesia must ensure that, in addition to having a high installed capacity, it also must have a local solar module industry to meet solar panel needs domestically. …

Managing Methane Emissions in Oil and Gas and Coal Mining

Event Coverage2 September 2025902Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 29, 2025 - Methane is a dangerous greenhouse gas due to its impact on climate change. Therefore, better management of methane emissions can help slow the rate of climate change and reduce the negative impact on ecosystems and the global economy. Moshe Rizal, Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Association of Oil and…

Learning from China’s Transformation Strategy

Event Coverage29 August 2025441Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 28, 2025 - Over the past five years, China has increasingly strengthened its commitment to the global energy transition agenda by developing renewable energy component industries such as solar and wind, as well as electric vehicles. This massive industrial growth is driven, among other things, by China's installed renewable energy capacity targets. In…

Tax Reform for Climate Financing in Asia

Event Coverage28 August 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 26 August 2025 - Global South countries currently need trillions of dollars to finance climate resilience projects and a just transition. The new UN Tax Convention is an opportunity to seek innovative financing through multinational collaborations, ensuring that wealthy individuals pay higher taxes fairly and aligning tax architectures with a country's climate targets. Arief…

Harvesting Solar Energy in Three Villages in Bali

Event Coverage27 August 2025526Views 0Likes 0Comments

Denpasar, August 27, 2025 - Under the warm sunshine, the Institute for Essential Service Reform (IESR) and the Bali Provincial Government simultaneously inaugurated the installation of Solar Power Plants (PLTS) in three villages on Wednesday (August 27th) with a total capacity of 15.37 kWp. The installations are located in Banjarasem Village, Buleleng Regency; Baturinggit Village,…

Driving Green Industry Transformation and Carbon Market Opportunities for Economic Growth

Event Coverage21 August 2025311Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, August 20, 2025 – The industrial sector is a main pillar of the national economy in 2025, with the processing industry’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reaching 16.92%. The growth of the manufacturing sector increased by 5.60% year-on-year, surpassing the national economic growth rate of 5.12%. Throughout the first semester of 2025,…

Emissions Reduction as a Prime Foundation for Becoming a Developed Country

Event Coverage29 July 2025498Views 1Like 0Comments

Jakarta, July 26, 2025- “If Indonesia wants its economy to grow above six percent, then we must integrate emissions reduction efforts with the use of renewable energy. It’s as simple as that,” emphasized Fabby Tumiwa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), at the seminar “Finding Balance Between Resilience and…

Joint Statement of the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2025

Press Release26 July 20253KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Ahead of the COP-30 climate change negotiations in Brazil, we—the people of Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2025—call on Indonesia to strengthen its strategy and take concrete action to address the climate crisis, while leading global efforts to keep global temperature rise below 1.5°C, as agreed in the Paris Agreement, ratified by Law No. 16 of 2016. Recently,…

Impact of the Indonesia-US Import Tariff Agreement

Blog18 July 20253KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 17, 2025 - Indonesia received a 19% reciprocal tariff from the United States. This tariff was achieved after negotiations. The United States previously announced that Indonesia would be subject to a 32% tariff on its products exported to the United States. As part of the offer for this tariff reduction, the United States…

Energy Independence from Indonesia’s Islands

Event Coverage3 July 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, June 30, 2025 - PLN's 2025-2034 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) has set a target of adding 42.6 GW of renewable energy capacity and 10.3 energy storage systems. Along with the increase in renewable energy capacity, it is necessary to develop a transmission network that is able to accommodate and operate the energy system…

Understanding Carbon Markets in Pakistan and Indonesia

Event Coverage1 July 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 26 June 2025 - The Asian region faces a significant climate finance gap despite being a major contributor to global emissions. Based on data from the Indonesia Monetary Fund (IMF) 2024, the region needs around USD 1.1 trillion annually to meet climate change mitigation and adaptation targets. However, current investments have only reached around…