Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) sees the mitigation of energy transition impacts in coal-producing regions as needing attention from both central and regional governments.
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When contacted separately, the Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, cautioned about the significant loan interest from debt schemes offered by the US in energy transition financing. He mentioned that part of the funding will be disbursed in the form of loans, while another part will come from grants.
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Energy transition is not just about retiring and shutting down coal-fired power plants and then shifting to renewable energy. There's a broader perspective than that.
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China can play a key role in Indonesia’s clean energy transition, providing the financing and technology needed to make the shift from coal power to renewable energy, experts said.
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Jakarta, November 21, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) believes that mitigating the impact of energy transition in coal-producing areas needs to be a concern of the central and regional governments. The involvement of affected communities by prioritizing justice in the energy transition process is crucial to moving from a fossil-intensive economic…
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Indonesia is the fourth country with the highest number of children in the world. About one-third of Indonesia's population is made up of children. According to BPS Interim Population Projection 2020–2023 data, in 2022, the number of children aged 0–17 years was 29.15%, or 79,486,424 people. Meanwhile, young people aged 15–34 are approximately 89…
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…
Jakarta, 16 November 2023 - Effective communication is important to change the paradigm and spread the energy transition narrative. Quite complex and cross-sectoral issues make energy transition communication challenging. For this reason, it is necessary to look for alternative forms of communication to pave the way for spreading the energy transition narrative.
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Implementing the Energy Transition: Policies in Colombia, Germany, India, Indonesia and South Africa
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The Global Stocktake is clear: All countries need to raise their ambition to curb their emissions effectively, to a degree that is fair to their development status.
But ambitious targets are not sufficient on their own; policies need to be in place and be implemented effectively. Climate Transparency’s new Climate Policy Implementation Check has been…
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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The Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, invites the public to wisely choose presidential candidates who have a good track record of performance.
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The government will retire a 1.7 Gigawatt (GW) Coal-fired Power plant (CFPP) by using fair transition cooperation funds (ETP). This is stated in the draft JETP comprehensive investment planning and policy document.
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