Raditya Yudha Wiranegara, a Senior Researcher at IESR, explained that there are 12 PLTUs identified as low-hanging fruits (LHF) because, technically, the environmental impact is terrible.
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Raditya Wiranegara (right), IESR Senior Researcher, explained the findings of the "Financing Indonesia's coal phase-out report" at the Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week (ISEW) 2022
Jakarta, 11 October 2022 - The government's decision in Presidential Regulation (Perpres) 112/2022 to no longer build new coal-fired power plants, and to limit the operation of all coal-fired power plants…
Ambassadors joined the discussion in ISEW 2022 on the topic of International cooperation in advancing energy transition in Indonesia
Jakarta, 09 October 2022 - The government of Indonesia needs a strong commitment to implementing energy transition through strong political and policy support. It supports global efforts to keep the global average temperature rise below 1.5 C,…
Energy transition is becoming an increasingly popular word in 2022. This is a good sign to spread the issue of energy transition to more and more people. We are currently living in a time that requires fast action to deal with the climate crisis that is already happening right in front of our eyes. The…
Bali, 30 August 2022 - Local governments and communities can be the catalyst for accelerating the energy transition. The decentralized energy transition requires a relatively shorter time because it is carried out on a small scale and the impact can be directly felt and seen by the community.
Ganjar Pranowo, Governor of Central Java, in…
Bali, 29 August 2022 - The electricity sector is one of the biggest emitters after the forest and land use sectors. As the window of opportunity to keep the global temperature at the 1.5 degrees level is getting tighter, the urge to decarbonize the electricity sector is becoming more and more crucial. Power utility companies…
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 Launch and Discussion: Analysis of Flexible Coal-Fired Power Plant Operation for Renewable Energy Integration in Wednesday 15 June 2022. Open to the public.
Jakarta, May 31, 2022 - The geopolitical conflicts that have occurred in the last few months have affected a number of global situations, one of which is the condition of energy supply. European Union countries that feel the impact of the disruption in energy supply have begun to look for various alternatives, both in the…
The issue of government policies of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 49/2018 in terms of rooftop solar in Indonesia since 2018 has proven to have increased the adoption of PV mini-grid roofs from initially only 609 customers in 2018 to 4,262 customers in 2021. In 2021, the Minister of Energy and…
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.
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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…