Kompas | “Off-grid” CFPP Not Yet Included in JETP Targets

The Just Energy Transition Partnership Secretariat or JETP officially opened the draft investment plan to receive input from the public. Observers believe that there is homework to do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions optimally, considering that the emission reduction target in the draft has not yet reached generators outside the electricity grid of the State Electric Company…

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Towards COP-28: Indonesia Needs to Speak Out for Concrete Action in Addressing the Climate Crisis

Jakarta, November 2, 2023 -The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP-28) is scheduled to take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from November 30 to December 12, 2023. Guntur, a policy analyst from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, has stated that the COP-28 meeting…

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Draft CIPP Targets 44 Percent Renewable Energy Mix by 2030

Jakarta, November 2, 2023 - The government has released the draft of the Comprehensive Investment and Policy Plan (CIPP) in the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) for public consultation on Wednesday (1/11/2023).  The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) has acknowledged some changes in the CIPP document, particularly the significant increase in the renewable energy…

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Kompas | Incentives, Political Will, and Efforts to Move Away from Coal

It cannot be denied that coal is still the main energy source for the electricity sector in Indonesia despite the demands of transition energy strengthens. Incentives for renewable energy are really needed if we want to displace coal, which has also been a source of economic turnover in a number of regions. Central-regional government coordination must also be strengthened. Read more…

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Promoting Central and Local Government Institutional Capacity for Just Transition

Jakarta, October 26, 2023 - The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), in collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), conducted a collaborative study on the analysis of central and local government institutional capacity for sustainable coal transition in Indonesia.  The preliminary findings of this study show that of the eight ideal capacities that governments…

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