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Enhance Domestic Product Competitiveness through Industrial Decarbonization

Press Release5 November 202422Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 5, 2024 - Growing global commitments to climate change mitigation are raising sustainability standards in international trade. To keep domestic products competitive, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) highlights the need for the government to expedite the transition to renewable energy and decarbonization in the industrial sector. The European Union is…

Encouraging the Implementation of Just Energy Transition in the Regions in the Prabowo-Gibran Era

Press Release23 October 202450Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, October 23, 2024 - The inauguration of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka on Sunday (20/10/2024) marks a shift in leadership to accelerate the energy transition in Indonesia. As a country committed to keeping the earth's temperature at 1.5 degrees Celsius, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) encourages Indonesia to…

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

Media Coverage19 June 2024150Views 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 2023140Views 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 202382Views 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 2023138Views 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 202280Views 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 202291Views 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 2022143Views 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 2022210Views 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 202277Views 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 202296Views 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