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Reaching the Target of 23% Renewable Energy Mix by 2025

Blog16 January 202434Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 16, 2024 - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) reported that the realization of the new and renewable energy mix (NRE) was around 13.1% in 2023, up only 0.8% from the realization in 2022 of around 12.30%. The slow growth of NRE in Indonesia is in line with the ongoing fossil…

Indonesia’s Electricity Challenges, How to Overcome Excess Electricity Supply?

Blog11 October 202360Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 11 October 2023 - Indonesia, one of the world's largest developing countries, faces challenges in its electricity sector. The State Electricity Company (PLN), responsible for electricity supply, is now struggling with an oversupply. Several factors have contributed, including announcing the 35-gigawatt coal-fired power plant (CFPP) megaproject 2015. During the Kompas Bisnis program on Wednesday…

Eight Recommendations of IETD 2023

Press Release20 September 202332Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 20, 2023 - Transforming the electricity sector with renewable energy development and accelerating the coal-fired power plants requires significant financing. The availability of energy transition financing will help the government, utility companies, and community groups to increase the number of renewable energy projects, thereby further reducing the price of renewable energy generation. The…

Integration of Larger Renewable Energy Capacities Requires Energy System Reform

Press Release19 September 202329Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 19, 2023 - The Indonesia Clean Energy Forum (ICEF) and the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) are urging Indonesia to reform its electricity system to accommodate the integration of larger capacities of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind, also known as variable renewable energy (VRE). This would involve flexible operation of the…

Solar Energy Plays Key Role in Energy Transition of Power System

Blog17 April 202321Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 15, 2023 - A careful planning strategy is essential to encourage the use of solar energy in the electricity system. The Government of Indonesia and PLN (the national power utility) released the new Electricity Business Plan (RUPTL) 2021-2030, which sets out Indonesia’s future power capacity by increasing the number of New Renewable Energy…

Emission Reduction in Transportation

Blog20 February 202357Views 0Likes 2Comments

Jakarta, February 20, 2023 - Decarbonizing the transportation sector is one of the key agendas to achieve Indonesia's net zero emission target by 2060. The transportation sector is the second largest GHG emitter (23%), which road transport contributing 90% of the sector's emissions, with total emissions in the energy sector closing to 600 MtCO2eq in…