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Warta Ekonomi | IESR Estimates That 5 GW of Coal-Fired Power Plants Will Not Be Able to Recieve Funding from China

Media Coverage29 September 2023491Views 0Likes 0Comments

Indonesia needs to anticipate the changing times in the coal industry, which is showing a global declining trend. In a seminar titled "Sunset of Coal-Fired Power Plants and the Coal Industry," Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), conveyed that coal is currently experiencing a significant decline. Read more on Warta…

ANTARA | Observer: The Shutdown of Coal-Fired Power Plants Needs to Calculate Benefits

Media Coverage14 September 2023570Views 0Likes 0Comments

Deon Arinaldo, Energy Transformation Program Manager at the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), stated that the discourse of "early retirement" or the cessation of coal-fired power plant operations also requires a calculation from the benefit perspective. Read more on ANTARA.

Media Indonesia | IESR: Retirement Program for Coal-Fired Power Plants Needs to Be Holistically Examined

Media Coverage14 September 2023511Views 0Likes 0Comments

Deon Arinaldo, Energy Transformation Program Manager at the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), emphasizes that Indonesia cannot abruptly retire Coal-Fired Power Plants (PLTU) solely based on energy transition. Read more on Media Indonesia.

Efforts to Reducing PLTU Coal Consumption Are Constrained by the Availability of Biomass

Media Coverage14 September 2023575Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government's efforts to reduce the use of coal in steam power plants through the co-firing mechanism of biomass are indeed facing several challenges. Read more on Kompas.

Kata Data | Five Obstacles to Biomass Co-Firing to Drive the Energy Transition

Media Coverage14 September 2023513Views 0Likes 0Comments

The government is encouraging the implementation of biomass co-firing as a pathway to swiftly realize the transition to clean energy. However, there are several issues in its execution. Here is a list of problems that arise in the implementation of biomass co-firing. Read more on Kata Data.

Media Indonesia | Anticipate the Socio-Economic Impact of the Decline of the Coal Industry

Media Coverage14 September 2023596Views 0Likes 0Comments

DIVERSIFICATION and economic transformation must be immediately planned to anticipate the social and economic impact of the decline in the coal industry. This is in line with plans to end PLTU operations and increase commitment to energy transition and emission mitigation from countries that have been destinations for coal exports so far. Read more on Media…

Kompas | Lulled by Coal

Media Coverage7 September 2023765Views 0Likes 0Comments

The Our World in Data page states that at the turn of the 20th century, half of the world's energy sources came from coal. The transition from fossil energy to renewable energy, which was previously slow, is now accelerating. In the UK, around two-thirds of electrical energy came from coal in 1990. In 2010 this…

Kompas | A Total of 15 Coal-Fired Power Plants Can Be Retired Until 2030.

Media Coverage7 September 2023577Views 0Likes 0Comments

A study by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources together with stakeholders shows that by 2030, as many as 15 coal-fired power plants can be terminated before their operational period. This has the potential to reduce emissions by 36 million tonnes of carbon dioxide or CO2 by 2030. Read more on Kompas.

Katadata | This is The Trend in Indonesia’s New Coal-Fired Power Plant Capacity Over The Last 23 Years

Media Coverage6 September 2023770Views 0Likes 0Comments

Coal-fired power plants (CFPP) have been built frequently in Indonesia for the past 23 years. Data from the Global Energy Monitor shows that it was only four years that Indonesia was not recorded as having additional electricity capacity from new CFPPs, namely 2001-2003 and 2005. Read more on Katadata.

Policy Reform and Concessional Finance Needed to Achieve JETP Targets

Blog6 September 2023660Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, September 6, 2023 – The draft Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) document of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) is under review by the Indonesian government. This review is seen as an effort to ensure that the achievement of JETP targets is in line with reality. This was conveyed by Rachmat Kaimuddin, Deputy…

CASE IESR: Indonesia Needs to Encourage Stronger Commitment from ASEAN Countries to Reducing GHG Emissions in the Region

Press Release15 August 2023691Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 15 August 2023 Holding the Chair of ASEAN in 2023 and possessing significant economic influence within the ASEAN region, Indonesia can foster a joint agreement among other ASEAN member countries to promote the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in alignment with the Paris Agreement. Additionally, Indonesia can mobilize support from other countries as…

Faster Shift from Coal to Clean Electricity can Save around 180,000 Lives in Indonesia

Press Release18 July 20231KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 18, 2023 - Cancelling new coal power projects and retiring Indonesia’s coal power plants by 2040 can avoid 180,000 deaths from air pollution and health costs of USD 100 billion over the next decades, based on new research titled Health Benefits of Just Energy Transition and Coal Phase-out in Indonesia from…