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Ensuring the Readiness of Indonesian Human Resources in the Energy Transition Era

Event Coverage3 September 202433Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 27, 2024 - In addition to the massive transformation of the energy system, the energy transition will bring changes to the economic system including employment. Employment is a crucial and sensitive issue for the government because this sector will have implications for economic growth. To face the energy transition era, systematic planning and…

Leadership Change at MEMR Expected to Accelerate Energy Transition

Press Release19 August 202489Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, August 19, 2024 - President Joko Widodo inaugurated Bahlil Lahadalia as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) for the remainder of the 2019-2024 term, replacing Arifin Tasrif at the State Palace, Monday (19/8/2024). The Institute Essential for Services Reform (IESR) congratulates Bahlil Lahadalia on his inauguration as the new Minister of Energy and…

Just Transition Dialogue: Definition and Scope of Just Transition in the Indonesian Context

11 July 2024127Views 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…

Jakarta Post | RI Needs to Look Beyond JETP to Pursue Energy Transition Goals

Media Coverage1 July 202482Views 0Likes 0Comments

Experts say Indonesia should consider looking for a helping hand from China, South Korea or Europe, in addition to the United States and Japan, which led the initiatives with the JETP. Read more on Jakarta Post.

Comprehensive Power Plant Transition Strategy to Inform JETP’s CIPP

Press Release4 June 2024165Views 0Likes 0Comments

Deon Arinaldo, Manajer Program Transformasi Energi, IESR JAKARTA, INDONESIA | June 4, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia's energy transition and environmental think tank, and the University of Maryland's Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) launched two new studies focused on strategies for achieving a thriving clean energy transition in Indonesia. The first…

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 2024204Views 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…

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

26 April 202495Views 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…

South Sumatra Journalists Form Energy Transition Journalist Network

Press Release21 February 202489Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, February 20, 2024 - The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Palembang together with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a leading think tank in Indonesia that focuses on energy and the environment and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists (SIEJ) took the initiative to form the "South Sumatra (South Sumatra) Just Journalist Network"…

Draft Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) Slashes NRE Target to 19 Percent in 2025

Press Release31 January 2024127Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 31, 2024 - The National Energy Council (DEN) is working on updating Government Regulation (PP) Number 79 of 2014 concerning the National Energy Policy with a new draft policy (RPP KEN) that is being discussed with the DPR. DEN schedules the RPP KEN to be completed by June 2024. The new and renewable…

Pursuing the Target of a 23% Renewable Energy Mix in 2025 Requires an Acceleration Strategy and Political Commitment

Press Release17 January 2024110Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, January 15, 2024 - The realization of new renewable energy in 2023 was only 13.1% of the target of 17.9% to reach 23% by 2025. Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, when presenting the Achievements of the Energy and Mineral Resources Sector in 2023 & Work Program in 2024 put forward eight…

Comprehensive Action for Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Blog12 December 202392Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 12 December 2023 - The energy transition journey in Indonesia in 2023 is entering a consolidation phase, which means that a number of policies that emerged in the 2020-2023 period need to be synchronized so that their implementation can accelerate steps towards one big goal, namely limiting the increase in earth's temperature to level…

Kompas | One Year Passes the Promise of IDR 300 Trillion JETP Program

Media Coverage4 December 202393Views 0Likes 0Comments

About a year ago, in the series of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia "was showered" with funding commitments for the energy transition of 20 billion US dollars in the Just Energy program. Transition Partnership or JETP. We continue to try to fulfill this commitment. On the other hand, the portion of grants in JETP is…