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China as Indonesia’s Strategic Renewable Energy Partner

Event Coverage16 June 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Shanghai, June 13, 2025 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views that as a leader in renewable energy technology, China has invaluable experience for Indonesia in its efforts to achieve its energy transition targets. IESR Executive Director, Fabby Tumiwa, stated that Indonesia can utilize China's expertise, especially in terms of investment, infrastructure capacity…

Driving ASEAN Towards Green Transition

Event Coverage22 May 2025709Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 20, 2025 - Southeast Asia has become a region with an average economic growth of above 5 percent for five consecutive years. This growth outperforms the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries which are in the range of 2.3 percent. This economic growth trend is accompanied by energy demand which is…

Webinar on Trade War vs Climate War : Indonesian Industry Faces Two Challenges

2 May 2025749Views 0Likes 0Comments

Replay Event Background In April 2025, US President Donald Trump reintroduced a reciprocal tariff policy through “Liberation Day Tariffs” that imposed a 10% base tariff on all imports, as well as additional tariffs of up to 54% for countries with a trade deficit against the US. Indonesia is included in the list of affected…

Government Must Build a Competitive National Green Hydrogen Ecosystem

Press Release25 April 20253KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 25, 2025 - The Indonesian government has launched the National Hydrogen and Ammonia Roadmap Book 2025-2060 on Tuesday (15/4) as a derivative of the National Hydrogen Strategy. Based on the roadmap, there are four sectors that will utilize hydrogen, namely the industrial sector, power generation, gas networks, and transportation. The utilization of…

Indonesia’s Steps Towards Green Hydrogen for Decarbonization

Blog22 April 20252KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 17, 2025 - The use of low-emission green hydrogen is a way to mitigate the climate crisis. The government needs to build a green hydrogen ecosystem that drives cost reductions and increases demand from sectors that are difficult to electrify, such as industry, to transportation. Irawan Asaad, Director of Climate Change Mitigation at the…

75 Years of Indonesia-China Relations: Promoting New Partnership to Accelerate Energy Transition and Green Growth

Press Release17 April 20254KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 17, 2025 - Indonesia and China have just celebrated 75 years of diplomatic relations. Official diplomatic relations between Indonesia and China have been established since April 13, 1950 and continue to this day in terms of trade, infrastructure development, energy, and socio-culture. Until 2022, China has been Indonesia's largest trading partner for 10…

Optimizing Renewable Energy Connectivity in ASEAN

Event Coverage16 April 20251KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, April 16, 2025 - Energy security that supports emissions reduction must become a primary focus in developing cross-border electricity connectivity projects across the ASEAN region through the ASEAN Power Grid (APG). Highlighting Malaysia’s leadership as ASEAN Chair this year and its commitment to finalize the updated APG Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Institute for…

Public Webinar: Is ASEAN Ready to Advance Its Regional Cross-Border Electricity Initiative?

26 March 202526KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Background Electricity coverage varies greatly across Southeast Asia, with some nations, such as Singapore and Brunei, having 100% coverage and others, such as Myanmar, having only 66% coverage. Electricity coverage, like in many other countries, helps to alleviate poverty, promote economic growth, and raise public living standards. However, enhancing energy security in Southeast Asia presents…

Clean Energy Transition is a Prerequisite for Indonesia’s High Economic Growth and Competitiveness

Press Release3 February 20254KViews 0Likes 10Comments

Jakarta, February 2, 2025 - The President's Special Envoy for Climate and Energy, Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo, stated at the ESG Sustainability Forum 2025 that the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), agreed upon in November 2022, is a failure due to the lack of disbursed funds. He linked this to the United States’…

After COP-29: Indonesia Needs to Strengthen Climate Policy and Financing for Energy Transition

Press Release4 December 20244KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 3, 2024 - The 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP-29), originally expected to be a “Climate Finance” COP to support developing countries in climate mitigation and adaptation, produced decisions that did not meet expectations. Developed countries only agreed to mobilize USD 300 billion per year in climate finance by 2035,…

Monitoring Indonesia’s Second NDC: A Closer Look at Indonesia’s Climate Ambitions and Performance in 2024

Blog30 November 20246KViews 0Likes 0Comments

As the world nears the 10 year anniversary of the Paris Agreement , the urgency for more ambitious climate action has never been greater as the First Global Stocktake reveals a bitter reality: the world remains off track to meet the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C ( UNFCCC, 2024 ).…

ANTARA | IESR hopes Prabowo’s Visit to China will Strengthen Green Economy Cooperation

Media Coverage18 November 2024513Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa believes that President Prabowo's visit to China is an opportunity to strengthen South-South cooperation to promote green economic development, climate action and energy transition amid global instability. Read more on ANTARA.