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Breaking the Walls: The Future of Indonesia’s Solar Energy and Energy Storage Innovations

1 October 202451Views 0Likes 0Comments

Offline Registration *Online/Zoom Attendance Registration please register via the “Register” button on the right. Background As the global energy transition accelerated, Indonesia is at a critical juncture in its efforts to redefine its energy landscape. In order to address the walls in energy security while also concerning the net zero emission target, find a sustainable…

Power Wheeling Necessary to Accelerate Renewable Energy Utilization

Press Release10 July 2024129Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 10, 2024 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that regulating the power wheeling scheme in the New and Renewable Energy Bill (EBET Bill) will accelerate the development and adoption of renewable energy in Indonesia. This will ultimately contribute to achieving the renewable energy mix target and reaching net zero emissions…

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

Press Release31 January 2024128Views 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…

Exploring Ocean Energy: An Alternative to Net Zero Emission

Blog22 December 202388Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, December 21, 2023 - The Center for Marine Geological Survey and Mapping (BBSPGL) of the Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has conducted a survey and mapping of potential marine energy that can be utilized as electrical energy. As per their findings, 17 water points in Indonesia have been identified…

JakartaPost | PLN plans to add 32 GW renewable energy capacity

Media Coverage14 September 202362Views 0Likes 0Comments

State utility PLN plans to add 32 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity and invest in grids that would be able to connect to more renewable power sources, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Read more on JakartaPost.

Katadata | PLN is Ambitious to Connect the Electricity Network Between Islands.

Media Coverage14 September 202375Views 0Likes 0Comments

PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is ambitious to realize an inter-island electricity network project in Indonesia. This project is believed to maximize the potential of renewable energy electricity from remote locations. Read more on Katadata.

Koran Jakarta | Management of Just Energy Transition Partnership Investment and Policy Plan Funds Should Transparent

Media Coverage21 April 202391Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said the cooperation between the State Electricity Company (PLN) and International Energy Agency (IEA) for this was excellent. PLN can get IEA technical assistance in designing PLN's energy transition strategy. Read more on Koran Jakarta.

Excess Power Supply, PLN Needs to Evaluate the 35 GW Megaproject

Blog8 February 2023134Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 8, 2023 - The State Electricity Company ( PLN) is currently in the midst of a crisis of oversupply of electricity. Several factors cause this, including the pandemic and global recession. In addition, there is a 35 Gigawatt coal power plant megaproject that has been initiated since 2015 and operated at only…

CNBC | Causes of Electricity Surplus in Indonesia

Media Coverage7 February 202385Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, said the electricity surplus in Indonesia because its out-of-sync between the target of the 35,000 Mega Watt (MW) Steam Power Plant (PLTU) program and the realization of growth in electricity consumption. Read more on CNBC.

Bisnis | Burdening PLN, the Government Needs to Review Power Purchase Contract

Media Coverage18 January 202358Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) encourages the government to review the clauses contained in the power purchase agreement (PJBL) between PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN and private power developers or independent power producers (IPP). Read more on Bisnis.

IESR: Renewable Energy Integration in Electricity Plan Can Reach 129 GW by 2030

Press Release24 November 202286Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 24 November 2022- To be aligned with the GHG emission reduction target according to the Paris Agreement, the government and PLN need to achieve a renewable energy mix of up to 41% in the electricity system by 2030. However, until today the Indonesian government has only targeted 25% of the renewable energy mix by…

C20 Urges Utilities Companies in G20 to Implement Energy Transition

Press Release30 August 202265Views 0Likes 0Comments

From left to right: Vivian Lee (SFOC), Fabby Tumiwa (IESR), Federico Lopez De Alba (CFE), Dennis Volk (BNetza), Philippe Benoit (Columbia University) photo by IESR Bali, 30 August 2022 – As the main contributor to GHG emissions in the energy sector, Civil of Twenty (C20) Indonesia urges power utility companies to set inevitable targets, and a…