Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said that optimizing the development of Solar Power Plants (Solar PV) could contribute to achieving 23 percent of the energy mix in 2025.
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Bandung, January 25, 2024 - Indonesia is blessed with abundant natural resources and committed to achieving the Net Zero Emission (NZE) target by 2060 or earlier. The industrial sector is crucial in this energy transition towards a sustainable future. Based on data from the Ministry of Industry (MoI), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the industrial…
The government is prioritizing the development of solar energy, which is expected to become a locomotive for increasing the national clean energy mix in the future. In addition, solar energy development is low investment cost, competitive and fast implementation.
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Ha Noi, 14 December 2023 - The Ministry of Science and Technology of Viet Nam hosted its annual event : Technology and Energy Forum 2023, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Project Clean, Affordable and Secure Energy for Southeast Asia in Viet Nam.In recent years, Viet Nam has witnessed remarkable development…
Jambi, 28 November 2023 - In the General National Energy Plan (RUEN) document, Indonesia targets 23% renewable energy mix by 2025. Until 2023, Indonesia has only achieved 12.5% renewable energy in its energy mix. In the Jambi Government Forum organized by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) in collaboration with the Jambi Province Energy…
Bali, November 25, 2023 - The Provincial Government of Bali has launched Bali towards Net Zero Emission 2045 or Bali NZE 2045 in August 2023. Strategy implementation and collaboration with various parties continue to be carried out to achieve the initiative’s target of net zero emissions. Supporting this initiative, the Institute for Essential Services Reform…
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) states that the potential for floating solar power plants in all reservoirs and dams in Indonesia reaches 14 Gigawatts (GW).
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Jakarta, November 15, 2023 - The government is taking steps on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 112/2022 concerning the Acceleration of Renewable Energy Development for Electricity Supply by drafting a road map for the operational termination of coal-fired power plants. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views preparing a road map for the early termination…
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will replicate the development of floating solar PV in some locations.
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The operation of Cirata floating photovoltaic (PV) power plant, West Java, is a milestone in the acceleration of solar PV development to decarbonize electricity in Indonesia. Going forward, Indonesia must optimize the potential of solar PV to support the achievement of the electricity sector's peak emission target in 2030, at the lowest cost.
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Jakarta, November 9, 2023 - Solar power has the potential to accelerate renewable energy in Indonesia's primary energy mix. However, developing the country's solar power plants has proved challenging. The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, explained that Indonesia has the highest potential in solar energy. An IESR study…
Jakarta, November 9, 2023 - Cirata floating photovoltaic (PV) power plant located in Cirata Reservoir, West Java, with a capacity of 145 MW(ac) or 195 MW(p), has been inaugurated today. This event marks an important milestone for Indonesia as it is now home to the largest floating solar power plant in Southeast Asia, surpassing the…