Executive Director of IESR, Fabby Tumiwa, explained, creating what has happened to this day is not only a matter of excess electricity capacity but there are two things that the State Electricity Company (PLN) wants.
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ISEO 2023 Launch: Indonesia Needs Clear Targets and Effective Implementation to Develop Solar Energy
Jakarta, 27 October 2022 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) launched the Indonesia Solar Energy Outlook 2023 report. This report was originally part of the Indonesia Energy Transition Outlook (IETO) which has been routinely published every year since 2018. Starting this year, the solar energy section is made in a separate report to…
Jakarta, October 27, 2022 - The use of solar energy in Indonesia needs to be accelerated. Clear rules, support for the solar PV component production industry, and capacity building in response to human resources needs in the solar energy sector also need to be prepared.
According to data from Indonesia Solar Energy Outlook (ISEO) 2023,…
Bali, 30 August 2022 - Local governments and communities can be the catalyst for accelerating the energy transition. The decentralized energy transition requires a relatively shorter time because it is carried out on a small scale and the impact can be directly felt and seen by the community.
Ganjar Pranowo, Governor of Central Java, in…
Denpasar, August 11th, 2022 - The involvement of the wider community has a very important role in realizing the energy transition agenda. One of the initial steps is to provide a forum for sharing knowledge and discussion. In contrast to formal discussions targeting stakeholders, discussions with an informal, light, and entertaining format for the community…
Jakarta, 26 April 2022- The Ministry of Health through The Directorate of Health Service Facilities, Directorate General of Health Services has issued Guidelines for Environmentally Friendly Hospitals (Green Hospitals) in Indonesia in 2018. Central Java has a high potential power output for solar energy. To that end, the development of policies, benefits, and financing schemes…
Jakarta, 20 April 2022- The issue of financing is still one of the big obstacles in developing renewable energy such as rooftop solar power plants in Indonesia. There is a large gap between the government's agenda to accelerate solar penetration and access to funding for both developer and household projects. Difficult access to funding can…
Jakarta, 19 April 2022 - Indonesia's presidency at the G20 2022 is a momentum to show Indonesia's seriousness in accelerating the global energy transition and the national energy transition plan to achieve carbon-neutral 2060 or faster. One of the ways to achieve it is by accelerating the utilization of solar PV, which has a potential…
JAKARTA – Located in the Equator area with the sun shining almost all year round, the utilization of solar energy in Indonesia is not very encouraging. Having solar energy potential of up to 3 - 20 GW, Indonesia has only utilized about 400 MW of solar energy based on land suitability. At the same time,…
The Indonesia Solar Summit (ISS) 2022 which will be held in 19-20 April 2022 is a series of multi-stakeholder events aimed at mobilizing Indonesia’s solar energy investment potential and accelerating the use of PV mini-grid to achieve the targets of the National Energy Policy (KEN) and the National Energy General Plan (RUEN). ISS 2022 reaches…
Jakarta, 18 March 2022- The financing of energy transition in Indonesia, especially in the Solar PV Power Plant, needs to be mobilized immediately. The technical potential of solar energy in Indonesia is enormous. Based on a study from the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), the potential of solar energy in Indonesia is up to…
Jakarta, 15 March 2022 – Indonesia has potential natural resources that can be allocated to develop solar power plants. Besides, solar power plants as renewable energy are feasible to create and reasonably competitive in price; hence solar might support the achievement of Indonesia’s renewable energy mix and emission reduction targets.
Ahead of the Indonesia Solar…