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Reducing the Dominance of Captive Coal-Fired Power Plants to Strengthen Long-Term Competitiveness

Press Release5 December 2025256Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 5, 2025 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) notes that the world is rapidly shifting toward a low-emission economic system. In 2025, global investment in renewable energy, electricity grids, and batteries reached USD 2.2 trillion, double the amount invested in fossil fuels. Beginning January 2026, the European Union will also enforce…

Government Needs to Ensure Strategy to Achieve Renewable Energy Target in RUPTL 2025-2034

Press Release27 May 20257KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, May 27, 2025 – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (KESDM) has just ratified the PLN Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) 2025–2034 on Monday (5/26). This latest RUPTL targets an increase in the capacity of new and renewable energy (EBT) power plants by 42.6 GW (61%) and 10.3 GW (15%)…

Five IESR Recommendations for Achieving Energy Independence through Energy Transition

Press Release31 October 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 31, 2024 - Indonesia’s challenging energy transition process demands national commitment and strong leadership to ensure it is fair for the people, supports human development, achieves energy self-sufficiency, and fosters high economic growth, as envisioned by President Prabowo. The next five years will be critical in determining whether Indonesia can successfully overcome the…

ANTARA | IESR Assesses The Government Needs to Clarify the Governance of PMK 103/2023

Media Coverage7 October 2024713Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assessed that the government needs to clarify the governance of the implementation of the Minister of Finance Regulation (PMK) Number 103 of 2023. Read more on ANTARA.

Kompas.com | Coal-fired Power Plant Retirement Needs APBN Intervention

Media Coverage7 October 2024648Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said that the retirement of coal -fired power plants ( PLTU ) requires intervention from the State Budget (APBN). He said that financing for the termination of coal-fired power plant operations through the APBN is expected to cover power plants owned by PT…

Tempo | Cirebon-1 Coal Plant’s Winding Road to Early Retirement

Media Coverage4 October 2024739Views 0Likes 0Comments

The agreement for the early closure of the 660-megawatt, coal-operated Cirebon-1 coal-fired power plant (CFPP) seems to have a winding road ahead. The government in Jakarta is concerned that the cost of replacing the plant with renewable energy could reach $1.3 billion. Read more on Tempo.

Neraca | ADB Fund Directed to Early Retirement Program for Power Plants

Media Coverage2 October 2024566Views 0Likes 0Comments

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that the loan provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Indonesia's energy transition amounting to 500 million US dollars or around Rp7.55 trillion (exchange rate of Rp15,117 per US dollar) will be used for various programs, one of which is the early retirement of CFPP. Read…

Global Businesses Call on Indonesia’s Government to Unlock the Country’s Renewables Investment Potential

Press Release9 September 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Large international companies have strongly encouraged the country to increase its renewables target, allow more renewable sourcing options for corporates, and use these options to better channel private investment into quicker renewable energy roll out. Strong leadership on climate change will enhance Indonesia’s geopolitical standing, drive sustainable economic growth, and encourage substantial skilled job creation,…

The Implementation of Bali NZE 2045 Through The Utilization of Renewable Energy in Bali With a Customary Village and Administrative Village Approach

Event Coverage3 July 20241KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Denpasar, May 29, 2024 - According to the data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), Bali Province is recorded to have 1495 customary villages and 637 administrative villages. Traditional wealth and culture are still deeply ingrained in Balinese society. As a manifestation of initiatives towards achieving Net Zero Emission (NZE) 2045 in Bali Province,…

Seizing the 1.5 Degree Climate Target with A More Comprehensive Strategy

Event Coverage7 June 2024991Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 4 June 2024 - Indonesia stole the world's attention when it received Just Energy Transition Partnership funding from IPG countries at the end of 2022. Indonesia is facing challenges in its energy transition process, one of which is because the composition of Indonesia's energy sources is dominated by fossil energy up to 60-70 percent.…

Comprehensive Power Plant Transition Strategy to Inform JETP’s CIPP

Press Release4 June 20241KViews 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…

Bisnis | Transfer of Paiton PLTU Management, Government Urged to Observe New Management Policies

Media Coverage8 May 2024715Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa advised the government together with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN to look closely at a number of decisions that might be made by the new manager of the Paiton 7 & 8 PLTU in East Java, Indonesia. Read more on …