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Launch of Report on Identifying Financing Needs for an Equitable Transformation of Indonesia’s Electricity Sector

26 April 2024158Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background As one of the largest coal consuming and producing countries, Indonesia is ranked 6th as a global greenhouse gas emitter with a share of 3.11% of total global emissions (Climatewatch, 2024). In 2020 alone, the energy sector became the largest contributor to emissions, following the forestry and land sectors that have almost always dominated…

Engaging More People in the Emission Reduction Effort

Blog22 April 2024194Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 22 April 2024 - Energy transition has gained traction and momentum in the past years. Countries have pledged to reduce emissions as well as accelerate their energy transition agenda to keep the global temperature rise on the 1.5-degree Celsius level. Indonesia pledged to achieve net zero emissions status in 2060 or earlier. This commitment…

Carefully Designing Indonesia’s Energy Policy Framework

Blog2 April 2024140Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 28, 2024 - The National Energy Council (DEN) plans to adjust the renewable energy mix target. Currently in the draft Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN), DEN plans to reduce the national renewable energy mix target to 17-19 percent by 2025. Previously, the renewable energy mix target was 23 percent by…

Ways to Empowering Consumers to Achieve Indonesia’s Net Zero Emissions Goal

Blog31 March 202498Views 0Likes 0Comments

On March 15 every year, people celebrate World Consumer Rights Day. It was first commemorated in 1983 and aims to raise awareness about consumer rights and encourage governments and businesses to take action to protect consumer rights. Internationally, these include consumer rights to safety, to choose, to be informed, and to be heard …

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Emissions are not Small

Event Coverage15 March 2024203Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 March 2024 - The industrial sector has become the backbone of the Indonesian economy. Not only large industries, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are also the driving force of the national economy, including creating employment opportunities and contributing 60.5% to GDP. However, this economic contribution figure is also accompanied by large, haunting emissions.…

RRI | Jakabaring Solar Power Plant is a Small Scale Clean Energy Pilot

Media Coverage4 March 2024109Views 0Likes 0Comments

Based on data from the South Sumatra ESDM Office, solar EBT electricity in South Sumatra currently amounts to 7.7 Mega Watts (MW). The amount is still far below the potential of solar energy in the province which reaches 17,233 MW. Read more on RRI.

Liputan6 | AJI Palembang Collaborates with IESR and SIEJ to Form South Sumatra Energy Transition Journalist Network

Media Coverage26 February 2024136Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Palembang together with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists (SIEJ) took the initiative to form the South Sumatra Energy Transition Journalist Network (JTE). Read more on Liputan6.com.

Building a Framework for Understanding Mutual Cooperation on Renewable Energy

Event Coverage5 February 202498Views 0Likes 0Comments

Bekasi, 23 January 2024 - Human life cannot be separated from various types of energy use. Starting from the household scale for cooking, to the utility scale such as power plants with a capacity of hundreds of megawatts. Even though energy utilization activities are carried out every day, understanding and literacy about energy still needs…

Half-hearted Indonesian Climate Policy and Action

Event Coverage1 February 2024170Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 30 January 2024 - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has declared 2023 as the hottest year. Historical records show that the earth's temperature continues to increase from year to year. To keep the earth's temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees, experts have recommended ensuring the world reaches peak global emissions in 2030…

Driving the Energy Transition from the Sub-National Level

Event Coverage22 December 2023178Views 0Likes 0Comments

Semarang, 19 December 2023 - The annual Climate Summit (Summit) held in Dubai in November - December 2023 resulted in a number of global agreements, one of which was an agreement by 118 countries to transition and abandon fossil fuels. This agreement was born partly due to pressure from countries experiencing the impacts of climate…

IETO 2024: Reviewing Progress in the Energy Transition in Indonesia

Event Coverage20 December 2023343Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 December 2023 - In the last three years, there has been a number of advances in the energy transition in Indonesia. Since 2020, the Indonesian government has begun to include the energy transition agenda in the government's agenda. At the launch of the annual flagship report Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook 2024, Fabby Tumiwa,…

ANTARA | IESR States That The Energy Transition in Indonesia is Currently in The Consolidation Phase

Media Coverage18 December 2023116Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa mentioned that the energy transition process in Indonesia over the last three years has been in the consolidation phase. Read more on ANTARA.