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Jakarta Post | Sustainable and Just Transition a Must in ASEAN Climate Action

Media Coverage19 June 202455Views 0Likes 0Comments

Proposing coal as a transition fuel in the ASEAN energy system may send mixed signals on the renewable energy investment climate in the region, which may discourage investment in renewable energy development. Read more on Jakarta Post.

Digging Deeper into the Impact of the Energy Transition on Coal Producing Regions

Event Coverage22 November 202326Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 21 November 2023 - Indonesia is one of the largest coal exporting countries in the world. Coal production in Indonesia is concentrated in four provinces, namely East Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan and South Sumatra. The coal or mining sector is a significant component of the local economy of these coal producing regions. The…

Fairplanet | Indonesian’s Govt Comes Under Pressure to ‘Dump Coal’

Media Coverage13 November 202320Views 0Likes 0Comments

Haunted by the adverse effects of coal-fired power plants, a growing number of Indonesians are calling on the government to accelerate its energy transition. Read more on Fairplanet.

Calculating the Costs of Early Termination of Coal Power Plant and Other Decarbonization Measures

Press Release12 October 202325Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 11 October 2023 - Early termination of coal-fired power plant (CFPP) operation from the natural CFPP retirement year is a more cost-effective approach than extending the life of coal CFPP with the addition of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. It was stated by Fadhil Ahmad Qamar, Program Staff for the Clean, Affordable, and…

C20 ECE Working Group Session: Role of G20 Power Utilities in Climate Mitigation Efforts

11 August 202222Views 0Likes 0Comments

C20 would like to bring Indonesia’s PLN, an expert from South Africa, an expert from the Republic of Korea, Mexico’s CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad), and India’s NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) to have a discussion on the role and perspectives of utilities’ role in mitigating climate change.

ASEAN Must Work Together for Energy Transition

Event Coverage10 August 202223Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 29 July 2022 - Southeast Asia is a strategic area with the second largest economic growth in Asia after China. Southeast Asia is predicted to continue to develop economically. Energy demand is also predicted to continue to rise. With the condition that fossil energy is still abundant in the Southeast Asian region, joint efforts…

Report Launching and Discussion – Retirement Plan and Financing Needs for Accelerated and Just Coal Power Phase Out in Indonesia

27 July 202236Views 0Likes 0Comments

Report Launching and Discussion – Retirement Plan and Financing Needs for Accelerated and Just Coal Power Phase Out in Indonesia. Held by IESR, University of Maryland, and Bloomberg Philanthropies on August 3, 2022.

Flexible Power Plant Operation to Enable High Renewable Energy Penetration

Press Release15 June 202245Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, 15 June 2022 - The dominance of coal-fired power plants (CFPP) in Indonesia's electricity system is one of the causes of the below optimal utilization of the abundant technical potential of renewable energy. Around 70% of electricity generation in Indonesia still comes from CFPP, where most of CFPP units are under 10 (ten)…

Indonesia Needs to Ramp Up Renewable Energy Installations up to 10 times to achieve Net Zero Emissions

Blog25 March 202218Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 22 March 2022 - Indonesia through its LTS-LCCR (Long Term Strategy Low Carbon Climate Resilience) document states that it will achieve carbon neutral status in 2060 or sooner. The capacity of fossil energy in Indonesia's energy system, especially electricity, is highlighted because with the aim of becoming carbon neutral, Indonesia must immediately retire most…

Katadata | Coal Dependency Holds Back Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Media Coverage9 February 202224Views 0Likes 0Comments

Then the hydropower energy, the potential which is up to 94.5 GW, but only 6.1 GW has been utilized. In addition, according to research by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia's geothermal energy potential is 29.5 GW, but only 2.3 GW of which has been exploited. Read more at Katadata

PLN Should Follow Global Transformation to a Cleaner Energy

Blog7 February 202220Views 0Likes 0Comments

Kendari, 7 February 2022 - The world is facing major changes in response to the increase in the earth's temperature which has increased by 1.1 degrees Celsius since the pre-industrial era. Various global commitments have been agreed to limit the increase in the earth's temperature to no more than 2 degrees Celsius by the middle…

The G20 is Progressing yet far from the 1.5 degree Plan

Blog, Event Coverage21 October 202123Views 0Likes 0Comments

2021 is marked as the year of the rebound of emission especially in the G20 countries as the economic and social activity is restarting. Previously, emission in the G20 recorded a decrease due to government regulation to overcome the Covid-19 outbreak. Although 14 G20 states have proposed net zero targets which covers around 61 percent…