Opportunity to Accelerate Energy Transition to Boost Economic Growth to 8 Percent

Jakarta, October 10, 2024—President-elect Prabowo Subianto targets economic growth to increase to 8 percent during his administration. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that accelerating the energy transition through renewable energy development can support the achievement of this target.  The Executive Director of IESR, Fabby Tumiwa, said that accelerating the energy transition is…

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Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue 2024

Introduction Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) 2024 is an annual dialogue event organized by the Indonesia Clean Energy Forum (ICEF) in collaboration with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR). In 2024, IETD has been held since 2018 and its seventh edition has once again become a national discussion platform for policy makers, business leaders,…

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Road to IETD Webinar: Measuring the Readiness of Indonesia’s Human Resources in the Energy Transition Process

Background Indonesia has committed to achieving Net Zero Emission in 2060 or earlier. The commitment is outlined in the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution where the achievement of national greenhouse gas emission reduction is targeted to decrease by 31.89% without international assistance and 43.2% with international assistance. However, Indonesia's ENDC is still far from the emission…

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Kompas | Energy Transition is Highly Complex, Requires Acceleration of Coal-Fired Power Plant Retirement and Integration of Renewable Energy Networks

Energy transition is a complex process with significant implications, requiring multi-stakeholder dialogue to anticipate and mitigate the impacts of energy transition in Indonesia. This is the foundation for the Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) 2023, which will be held on September 18-20, 2023. Read more on Kompas.

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ISEW 2022: Unity of Action and Indonesia’s Energy Transition Strategy

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,…

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10 IETD 2021’s Recommendations to Achieve Indonesia’s Decarbonization Target

Jakarta, 24 September 2021 – Boosting the efforts to achieve energy system decarbonization targets in Indonesia, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) and the Indonesia Clean Energy Forum (ICEF) summarized 10 recommendations to the government and stakeholders referring to the dynamics of discussions during the five days of Indonesia Energy Transition Dialogue (IETD) 2021. First,…

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Electric Vehicles is Effective Option in Providing Low Carbon Transportation

Jakarta, 23 September 2021 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) studies entitled Deep decarbonization of Indonesia's energy system shows that biofuels and hydrogen have a role in achieving deep decarbonization of the transportation sector. The dominance of electric vehicles using electricity sourced from renewable energy will be settled in 2050 especially for passenger…

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Coal-fired Power Plant (CFPP) Retirement Policy is Important to Accelerate Decarbonization of Energy System in Indonesia

Jakarta, 22 September 2021 - As one of the extensive contributors of carbon emissions in Indonesia at 32% over 20 years, decarbonization of the energy sector is vital to achieving net-zero emissions that are compatible with the Paris Agreement. The power generation sector, especially coal-fired power plants as the largest source of emissions in the…

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