Direktur Eksekutif Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa pada Pojok Energi

Optimization of TKDN Rules to Encourage the Growth of the Local PLTS Industry

Jakarta, August 22, 2024 - The government has just updated two regulations regarding the level of local content requirements (TKDN). The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has issued Permen of ESDM No. 11/2024 on the Use of Domestic Products for Electricity Infrastructure Development. This regulation contains Local Content Requirement relaxation (TKDN) for renewable…

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Indonesia Solar Summit 2024: Formulating Concrete Steps to Strengthen the Domestic Solar Industry

Jakarta, August 21, 2024 - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, today highlighted the importance of enhancing Indonesia’s domestic solar energy supply chain and the country’s human capital in its clean energy pathway to address the global climate crisis. He made the statement at the Indonesia Solar Summit (ISS) 2024). “The…

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Indonesia Solar Summit 2024

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…

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Kata Data | Rooftop Solar Power for Households will be More Expensive due to New Rules

The government has just issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation Number 2 of 2024 which regulates rooftop solar power plants. Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Dadan Kusdiana, admitted that household consumers will find it difficult to adopt rooftop PTS after the new regulation is issued. Read more on Kata…

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Steps to Achieve Bali’s Net Zero Emission by 2045 and Attain 100 Percent Renewable Energy in Nusa Penida by 2030

Denpasar, February 21, 2024 - Following its declaration in August 2023, the Bali Provincial Government has formulated and executed strategies to pursue Bali's target of achieving net-zero emissions (NZE) by 2045 and to actualize Nusa Penida as a location powered entirely by renewable energy by 2030. Collaborating with non-governmental partners in the Bali Net Zero…

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