President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated Bahlil Lahadalia as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) at the State Palace, Monday (19/8/2024). He replaces Arifin Tasrif for the remainder of the 2019-2024 term. Read more on IDX Channel.
Background
Indonesia has committed to achieving Net Zero Emission in 2060 or earlier. The commitment is outlined in the Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution where the achievement of national greenhouse gas emission reduction is targeted to decrease by 31.89% without international assistance and 43.2% with international assistance. However, Indonesia's ENDC is still far from the emission…
Jakarta, August 19, 2024 - President Joko Widodo inaugurated Bahlil Lahadalia as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) for the remainder of the 2019-2024 term, replacing Arifin Tasrif at the State Palace, Monday (19/8/2024).
The Institute Essential for Services Reform (IESR) congratulates Bahlil Lahadalia on his inauguration as the new Minister of Energy and…
Indonesia will celebrate its 79th independence this year, which is a very important milestone in the country's development. Since independence, the country has been able to grow its economy gradually. From 1967 to 2023, the country's GDP growth has increased by more than 24,000% to USD 1.37 trillion ( World Bank, 2024 ).…
Jakarta, August 14, 2024 - In an effort to support a rapid energy transition and build a green industry, the development of an integrated solar power supply chain is a necessity. This was revealed by Marlistya Citraningrum, Sustainable Energy Access Program Manager, Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) during the Indonesia Solar Summit 2024 Media…
Jakarta, 6 August 2024 - Sustainable consumption is the use of products and services that meet basic needs and bring a better quality of life while minimizing the use of natural resources, toxic materials, gas emissions and pollutants in the life cycle of these products and services. In the context of energy consumption, the use…
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…
Direktur Eksekutif IESR, Fabby Tumiwa
Jakarta, August 8, 2024 - Industrial sector emissions in Indonesia continued to increase in 2011-2022. In 2022, industrial sector emissions reached more than 400 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent from energy use, production processes, feedstock use, and waste. The use of fossil energy to generate heat in industrial processes and…
Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) Fabby Tumiwa said that in starting the coal energy transition, the central and regional governments can learn from Shanxi Province in China.
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Wira A. Swadana, Green Economy Program Manager of IESR, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote low-carbon energy development and collaboration in energy transition, carbon neutrality, and energy revolution (01/08/2024).Taiyuan, 2nd August 2024 - South Sumatra and East Kalimantan, Indonesia’s two largest coal-producing regions, are set to be significantly impacted by the global shift…
Jakarta, 31 July 2024 - As the climate crisis becomes increasingly apparent, optimizing the energy transition from fossil to renewable energy is necessary. Based on a report by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), Indonesia's energy mix is still dominated by coal and petroleum. In 2023, the coal mix in national primary energy…
Jakarta, July 31, 2024 - The increasingly massive phenomenon of the climate crisis has made the earth more vulnerable to various threats that pose risks to human life. From the increasing intensity of natural disasters to the transmission of disease outbreaks, this is clear evidence that the climate crisis has a vast and severe impact.…