IETD – IESR

Carbon Market Mechanisms to Support Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Event Coverage3 November 2025352Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 31, 2025 - Indonesia launched a carbon exchange in 2023 and conducted early-stage carbon trading trials from 2023 to 2025. The initial phase focused on strengthening the policy ecosystem and carbon trading mechanisms. In 2025, Indonesia also launched international carbon trading. Riza Suarga, Chairman of the Indonesia Carbon Trade Association, stated that Presidential…

Making Bali a Model Renewable Energy Island

Event Coverage30 October 202582Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 29, 2025 – Bali has long been a tourist icon. Beyond its natural charm, Bali has also played a role in climate action by serving as a stage when Indonesia hosted global climate summits such as COP13 in 2007 and the G20 in 2022. These summits laid the foundation for Indonesia's climate commitments,…

Energy Transition Needs to Be Accelerated to Respond to the Climate Crisis

Event Coverage13 October 2025529Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 13, 2025 - The energy transition is a necessity if Indonesia is to achieve sustainable growth. This was stated by Fabby Tumiwa, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in the program The Big Idea Forum and Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) 2025, supported by IESR, which…

Encouraging Concrete Steps for NZE Commitment Before 2050 and Ending Coal Power Plant 2040

Press Release21 November 20242KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 21, 2024 - President Prabowo Subianto told the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Tuesday (19/11/2024) that Indonesia is optimistic about achieving a net zero carbon target before 2050 to reduce global temperature. He revealed that with abundant resources, Indonesia plans to stop the operation of coal-fired power plants (CFPP) in…

President Prabowo’s China Visit Expected to Strengthen Indonesia-China Green Economy Cooperation and Energy Transition

Press Release8 November 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, November 8,2024 - President Prabowo Subianto made his first state visit to Beijing, China, on November 8-10, 2024, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) sees this visit as an opportunity to strengthen South-South cooperation to promote green economic development, climate action and energy transition amid global…

Increased Renewable Energy Mix Reflects Strong Motivation for Decarbonization

Press Release5 November 2024848Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 4 November 2024 - T he Draft Government Regulation on the National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) has entered the harmonization phase at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and is now awaiting the president's approval. The KEN serves as a strategic document guiding efforts to achieve the Net Zero Emissions (NZE) target…

Coal Exports is Declining, It is Time for Energy Transition

Event Coverage11 December 2020750Views 0Likes 0Comments

Day 4 Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2020, Energy transition in the power sector and its implications for the coal industry Jakarta, December 10, 2020 - Indonesia's coal export destination countries in Asia have begun switching to renewable energy. According to research by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), the coal industry will suffer losses.…

Renewable Energy Policy in Indonesia is Overlapping

Event Coverage11 December 2020890Views 0Likes 0Comments

Day 4 Indonesia Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2020, Better energy system planning to transition the Indonesian power sector Jakarta, December 10, 2020 - The climate of renewable energy policies in Indonesia is considered unsupportive towards renewable energy as of yet. Researchers and experts noticed an overlap between the General Plan for State Energy (RUEN) and…

Global Renewable Energy Trend Increases, Indonesia Must be Prepared!

Event Coverage10 December 2020678Views 0Likes 0Comments

3rd Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2020 Day three | #IETD2020 #TransisiEnergi Jakarta, December 9, 2020 - Energy transition is taking place all around the world. According to BloombergNEF, there are 10 million electric buses in the world and they keep increasing. Head of Research for APAC BloombergNEF, Dr Ali Izadi, said that the data is directly…

Local Government Programs are the Key to Successful Renewable Energy Transition

Press Release9 December 2020535Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 8, 2020 - Each region in Indonesia has a lot of renewable energy potential that has not been utilized optimally. That being said, local governments with renewable energy acceleration programs are the key to the renewable energy transition. Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, said that NTT has 60,000 MW…

Local Government’s Commitment is The Key to Renewable Energy Transition

Event Coverage8 December 2020747Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 7, 2020 - Each province in Indonesia has a lot of renewable energy potential that has not been developed optimally. Therefore, aside from devising policies that favor renewable energy, regional leaders act as an important key to cultivating renewable energy potential. Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Viktor Bungtilu Laiskodat, said that NTT…

All Parties Collaboration Required! Reducing Carbon Emissions through Renewable Energy Development

Event Coverage8 December 2020598Views 0Likes 0Comments

Day one of The 3rd Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2020 #IETD2020 #EnergyTransition Jakarta, 7 December 2020 - Carbon emissions from Steam Power Plants (PLTU) tended to be low during the Covid-19 pandemic due to decreased consumption of electrical energy. However, the target for reducing carbon emissions is not yet on track to meet the Paris…