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Showing Leadership in G20, Indonesia Needs to Increase Solar PV Development

Event Coverage21 April 2022387Views 0Likes 0Comments

JAKARTA, 20 April 2022 - Carrying the energy transition as the main topic of Indonesia's presidency at the G20, Indonesia needs to show its leadership in pursuing a more massive renewable energy capacity, especially solar energy. Indonesia can also learn from the experiences of the G20 countries in encouraging the growth of solar energy and…

Workshop Financing Solar Energy - Indonesia Solar Summit

Looking for Funding Schemes and Readiness of Solar PV Project Development

Event Coverage20 April 2022703Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 20 April 2022- The issue of financing is still one of the big obstacles in developing renewable energy such as rooftop solar power plants in Indonesia. There is a large gap between the government's agenda to accelerate solar penetration and access to funding for both developer and household projects. Difficult access to funding can…

Boosting Confidence for Solar Investors in Indonesia

Blog8 April 2022404Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 7 April 2022 - Located on the equator, Indonesia is blessed with abundant yet (unfortunately) untapped solar energy potentials. The Institute for Essentials Services Reform’s study titled, “Beyond 207 Gigawatts: Unleashing Indonesia’s Solar Potential” shows that based on land suitability there are 3 - 20 TWp solar potentials that may generate power up to…

Sticks with Biofuel Policy

Blog8 April 2022473Views 0Likes 0Comments

In recent years, the government has been aggressively encouraging the use of biofuel as one of the main alternatives to fuel oil. However, many constraints and impacts on the economic, social, and environmental side arise in this biofuel use program. The world’s biggest palm oil producer, and exporter, Indonesia, will push ahead with its ambitious…

Russia’s Invasion May Affect Energy Transition in ASEAN

Blog6 April 2022585Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 5 April 2022 - Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the past month has been steering up the global reaction, especially on energy security issues. Russia is known for its oil and gas global exporter, with the invasion going on, global leaders are taking stands in giving sanctions not to buy gas from Russia. Is…

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

Blog25 March 2022490Views 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…

Accelerate Decarbonization for a Sustainable Future

Event Coverage22 March 2022448Views 0Likes 0Comments

Makassar, 22 March 2022 – Accelerating the use of clean energy is a fundamental point in ensuring the future of the economy and other sectors is maintained in the context of sustainability. This was raised in the Sustainability Forum held by PT Vale Indonesia Tbk on Tuesday (22/03). The activity raised the theme…

IPP Track: Support Private Sector Usage of Solar Power Plants to Achieve Paris Agreement Targets

Event Coverage15 March 2022690Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 March 2022 – Indonesia has potential natural resources that can be allocated to develop solar power plants. Besides, solar power plants as renewable energy are feasible to create and reasonably competitive in price; hence solar might support the achievement of Indonesia’s renewable energy mix and emission reduction targets. Ahead of the Indonesia Solar…

Reflections on 11 Years of the Fukushima Accident

Event Coverage11 March 2022919Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 11, 2022 - On March 11, 2011 an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale rocked Tohoku. The nuclear reactor automatically stops operating and is replaced by a diesel generator to cool the core reactor. However, the 14-meter high tsunami that came later stopped the diesel generator and flooded the nuclear power plant.…

Regional Leadership Determines Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Event Coverage9 March 2022451Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 9, 2022 - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources recorded an increase of 217 MW in mid-2021. This brings the total renewable energy generating capacity in September 2021 to 10,807 MW. Nationally, Indonesia's energy mix is still dominated by fossil energy up to 85%. The Indonesian government has taken the initiative to…

Open Canvas: IsDB seeks advice on Energy Transition in Indonesia and Southeast Asia Region with IESR

Blog6 December 2021489Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 1 December 2021 - In the past year, the term energy transition has gained traction in the policy advocating process as well as public discourse. The energy sector, as the number one polluter globally, attracts the main spotlight as the world is in the race to limit its temperature to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Energy…

Mapping the Potential of Renewable Energy in Indonesia for a More Precise Energy Transition Planning

Event Coverage3 November 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 25, 2021 - In order to encourage the acceleration of renewable energy development, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) launched a study entitled “Beyond 443 GW: Indonesia's Infinite Renewables Energy Potentials”. This study contains data on mapping the technical potential of renewable energy in Indonesia using a Geographical Information System (GIS). Fabby…