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Indonesia Solar Summit 2024

12 August 2024477Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background Solar energy (photovoltaics) has made it into Indonesia’s mainstream regulations, power sector planning, and net-zero emission pathway. With a technical potential of 3,294 GWp (MEMR, 2022) and reaching almost 20,000 GWp based on land availability and suitability (IESR, 2021), Indonesia could benefit from massive deployments of solar energy for utility-scale to small scale plants…

Challenges and Opportunities Solar Industry Supply Chain in Indonesia

Event Coverage19 July 2024864Views 0Likes 1Comment

Jakarta, July 17, 2024 - Solar energy has become a cornerstone in various roadmaps for Indonesia's power sector due to its abundant potential. According to an analysis by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia has a solar energy potential of nearly 20,000 GWp, considering land suitability. The IESR's Deep Decarbonization study shows that…

Just Transition Dialogue II: Aligning Civil Society’s Views and Intervention Strategies in Realizing a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

18 July 2024403Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background Currently, the Indonesian government is drafting the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), which is a derivative of the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025-2045. The document will also be adjusted to the vision and mission of the elected president and vice president for the period 2024-2029. In the latest draft, Indonesia's energy transition policy…

Indonesia and Norway Drive Energy Transition

Event Coverage9 July 2024549Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 9, 2024 - Indonesia and Norway have set ambitious targets for the green transition and transformation. Both countries are crucial in realizing the goal of net zero emissions under the Paris Agreement and keeping 1.5 degrees C within reach. Norway is the world's third-largest oil and natural gas exporter, accounting for 2 percent…

Collaborative Efforts to Encourage Greater Utilization of Renewable Energy

Event Coverage8 July 2024409Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 3 July 2024 - 2024 is a planning year for the Indonesian Government. After holding the general election last February, a number of preparations were made to ensure the leadership transition went smoothly. In addition, several energy policy instruments have undergone changes and are in the process of being updated. To meet the target…

Youth Climate Conference 2024

8 July 2024457Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background Children born in 2020 will experience natural disasters 3.4 times more often than their grandparents born in 1960 according to Save the Children's 2020 study. These natural disasters will be linked to climate change, such as heatwaves, droughts, forest fires, flooding and crop failure. These conditions pose a serious threat to the environment that…

Transitioning Fossil Fuel Businesses to Lower Emissions

Press Release4 July 2024358Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 4, 2024 - Indonesia government needs to accelerate the energy transition by shifting from reliance on emission-intensive fossil fuels to renewable energy to significantly reduce emissions in the energy sector and achieve net zero emission (NZE) target by 2060 or sooner. Indonesia can learn from the experience of countries like Norway, which have…

Financing Energy Transition: What Should Be Done to Attract Private Investors to Chip in Indonesia’s Energy Transition Era

Blog30 June 202478Views 0Likes 0Comments

The energy transition era in Indonesia began more than a decade ago, when the Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) was established in 2010 as the official government institution dedicated to energy transformation. However, the development of renewable energy is still far from achieving the national ambitious goals. Indonesia aims…

On the balance beam: Indonesia’s quest in Mobilizing International support for its Climate Action

Blog24 June 2024170Views 0Likes 0Comments

By 2023, Indonesia only achieved 13.1% of renewable energy share , a long way to go to achieve the national target of 23% renewables by 2025. The flow of investment on renewables is also lagging behind, with only a total of USD 1.5 billion in 2023. As a developing nation, it is inevitable…

Early Energy Transition Education

Blog31 May 2024241Views 0Likes 0Comments

As a human being, we want to leave a legacy - a lasting impact for many years to come. Some want to leave in writings, song's lyrics, or poems. Others want to leave their marks in technology development, new theories, and inventions. In the same way that we inherit values and principles from our predecessors,…

Anticipating Fossil Energy Stranded Assets

Blog31 May 2024510Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 31, 2024 - In the face of the climate crisis, the world is increasingly advocating for using renewable energy and pushing for reducing fossil fuel development and usage, particularly coal-fired power plants, which are significant contributors to carbon emissions. As a result, stakeholders must be prepared for the possibility of stranded assets in…

Report Launching and Discussion : 1.5°C-aligned coal power transition pathways in Indonesia: additional strategies beyond the Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP)

21 May 2024496Views 0Likes 0Comments

Background Indonesia has ratified the Paris Agreement through Law no 16/2016. As a result, Indonesia is legally bound to contribute to the global struggle to mitigate the climate crisis through ambitious efforts and action in reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and limiting the increase of the average global temperature below 1.5 0 C. In…