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Challenges and Opportunities Solar Industry Supply Chain in Indonesia

Event Coverage19 July 202416Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, July 17, 2024 - Solar energy has become a cornerstone in various roadmaps for Indonesia's power sector due to its abundant potential. According to an analysis by the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Indonesia has a solar energy potential of nearly 20,000 GWp, considering land suitability. The IESR's Deep Decarbonization study shows that…

Efforts to Encourage the Effectiveness of Rooftop Solar Quota Fulfillment

Press Release7 June 202471Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, June 7, 2024- The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has issued the PLN Rooftop Solar PV System Development Quota for 2024-2028 through Decree of the Director General of Electricity Number 279. K/TL.03/DJL.2/2024. The distribution of rooftop Solar PV quotas is based on the electricity system. The total rooftop solar PV quota in…

Kontan | Project Auction Delayed, NRE Target Considered Difficult to Achieve

Media Coverage13 May 202423Views 0Likes 0Comments

The development of New Renewable Energy (NRE) this year is considered difficult to achieve the target. Read more on Kontan.

Bisnis | Quota Determination for Rooftop Solar PV Needs to be Carefully Studied

Media Coverage8 May 202423Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa highlighted the rooftop solar PV cluster quota that was recently agreed by PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM). Read more on Bisnis.com.

Encouraging the Energy Transition in the Industrial Sector in South Sumatra

Event Coverage8 March 202422Views 0Likes 0Comments

Palembang, 26 February 2024 - Energy is a basic need for individuals and communities with various purposes. Even though energy is something crucial in human life, not many people know or are critical of the energy sources (such as electricity) that they use every day. On a larger scale such as the industrial sector, energy…

Civil Society Coalition: New Energy Sector Rules Set Back Energy Transition Commitment

Press Release8 March 202418Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 8, 2024 - The Renewable Energy Movement's Civil Society Coalition is questioning the government's commitment to the energy transition. They consider some regulations to be disincentives for switching to renewable energy. These regulations include the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministerial Regulation on solar PV, the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on carbon capture and…

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

Media Coverage29 February 202419Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

Kontan | Benefiting PLN, Rooftop Solar Regulation Discourages Household Customers

Media Coverage27 February 202415Views 0Likes 0Comments

The new regulation on rooftop solar power plants (PLTS) that has just been issued by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is considered to hamper the growth of household sector customers. Read more on Kontan.

MEMR Regulation No. 2/2024 Limits Public Participation to Support Energy Transition through Rooftop Solar PV

Press Release23 February 2024106Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, February 23, 2024 - The Indonesian government has officially issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Regulation No. 2 of 2024 concerning Rooftop Solar Power Plants Connected to the Electricity Network of Holders of Electricity Supply Business License for Public Interest, which is a revision of MEMR Regulation No. 26 of 2021. In…

Kata Data | Three Points of New Rules for Rooftop Solar Power Plants that Potentially Hinder the NRE Mix

Media Coverage20 February 202417Views 0Likes 0Comments

Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, believes that the revision of the rooftop solar power plant regulation is still not ideal. The new rules have the potential to hamper the growth of rooftop solar power plants and the new renewable energy mix. Read more on Kata Data.

Kompas.com | Installing Rooftop Solar PV Should not be Complicated by Regulations

Media Coverage14 February 202422Views 0Likes 0Comments

The installation of solar power plants should not be complicated by regulations. This is because the potential for solar energy in Indonesia is very abundant and can contribute significantly to pursuing the government's target of aiming for 23 percent of the renewable energy mix by 2025. Read more on Kompas.com.

Communities Build Sustainability-Based Businesses

Event Coverage1 February 202420Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cirebon, 26 January 2024 - On the fourth day, the West Java Energy Exploration team continued their journey to Cirebon. Precisely in South Kesunean, Kasepuhan Village, Lemahwungkuk District. There, the group moved towards the shoreline to plant mangroves. South Kesunean has one problem, namely the emerging soil phenomenon. This raised land appears due to the…