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Fossil Energy, New Energy and Renewable Energy, What’s the Difference?

Blog29 August 202440Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 29, 2024 - Energy plays an important role in everyday life. Without energy, humans cannot carry out various activities, such as turning on lights, cooking, driving vehicles, and many more. Based on t he Great Indonesian Dictionary" or "Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia" (KBBI), energy is the ability to do work, for example…

Formulating Clarity of Definitions and Indicators of an Just Transition in Indonesia

Press Release26 July 202491Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 25, 2024—The shift from fossil energy to renewable energy, or energy transition, will affect people's lives in Indonesia. To mitigate the impact of the energy transition, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) emphasizes the importance of clear definitions and indicators of just energy transition appropriate to the Indonesian context. The clarity of…

Kompas | Two Sides of Biomass Utilization for CFPP

Media Coverage17 July 202474Views 0Likes 0Comments

The implementation of co-firing or mixing biomass with coal in steam power plants is considered capable of increasing the contribution of energy renewables in the electrical energy mix. Apart from that, the use of wood processing waste as a biomass source also stimulates community economic activity. On the other hand, there are concerns that the increasing demand for biomass made from wood will…

Kata Data | ASEAN Countries Potentially Fall into Carbon Trap Due to CCUS Technology

Media Coverage27 June 202470Views 0Likes 0Comments

ASEAN countries could potentially fall into a carbon trap in the long term and complicate the energy transition, if they implement the recommendations of the ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE) in the Role of Coal report released in May 2024. Read more on Kata Data.

Kompas.com | Fossil Fuels in South Sumatra Still Dominant, Renewable Energy Minimal

Media Coverage3 June 2024129Views 0Likes 0Comments

Fossil energy utilization in South Sumatra (South Sumatra) is still high. Based on data from the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Office of the South Sumatra Provincial Government in 2022, coal contributed 31.59 percent, natural gas 22.68 percent, and petroleum 21.88 percent. Read more on Kompas.com.

Koran Jakarta | Government Should Accelerate Fossil Energy Curbs

Media Coverage7 May 202477Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia is finalizing the early retirement package of a 660-megawatt coal-fired power plant (PLTU) that will be a pilot project for energy transition. Read more on Koran Jakarta.

Direktur Eksekutif Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa

Facing the Escalation of the Iran-Israel Conflict: Challenges and Solutions for Indonesia’s Energy Stability

Blog25 April 202471Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 24, 2024 - The escalation of the conflict between Iran and Israel has created tensions that could destabilize the global economy, including in Indonesia. The significant issues of concern are likely supply disruptions and an increase in oil prices, particularly since the Strait of Hormuz in Iran is a crucial trade route for…

Media Indonesia | Iran-Israel Conflict, World Crude Oil Prices Could Break US$100 per Barrel

Media Coverage15 April 202484Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute of Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa explained that around 21% of the world's crude oil is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz, which is a strategic strait for Iran and even world trade. The war between Iran and Israel is feared to affect the production and distribution of world…

When Geothermal Energy Illuminates the Land of Sriwijaya

Event Coverage8 March 202482Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, February 29, 2024 - On Thursday morning, the Jelajah Energi South Sumatra group arrived at the Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) in Lumut Balai, Muara Enim, South Sumatra, owned by PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk (PGE), after a long and winding journey that took about 4 hours from Muara Enim City. The group was…

South Sumatra Journalists Form Energy Transition Journalist Network

Press Release21 February 202494Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, February 20, 2024 - The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Palembang together with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a leading think tank in Indonesia that focuses on energy and the environment and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists (SIEJ) took the initiative to form the "South Sumatra (South Sumatra) Just Journalist Network"…

Kompas | Where is Indonesia Amidst the Noise of Ending Fossil Energy?

Media Coverage14 December 202378Views 0Likes 0Comments

Dozens of young people from different countries and races hold yellow balloons with mobile phone flashlights directed at the end of the balloons. In front of the line, a blackboard with LED lights forms capital letters into the sentence "END THE FOSSIL ERA". Read more on Kompas.

Kompas | The Inevitability of Oil and Gas Companies in the Midst of the Climate Change Regime

Media Coverage4 December 202385Views 0Likes 0Comments

The day before the opening of the 28th Climate Change Conference or COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Thursday (30/11/2023), a press release circulated regarding the resignation of the current President of COP28 this, Sultan Al Jaber, from the position of Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the UAE's national oil company. Read…