Indonesia Solar Summit 2024

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…

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Direktur Eksekutif IESR, Fabby Tumiwa

Efforts to Increase Industrial Competitiveness through Industrial Decarbonization Action

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…

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Learning from Shanxi in Embarking on Energy Transition

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…

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Just Transition Dialogue II: Aligning Civil Society’s Views and Intervention Strategies in Realizing a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

Background Currently, the Indonesian government is drafting the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), which is a derivative of the National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) 2025-2045. The document will also be adjusted to the vision and mission of the elected president and vice president for the period 2024-2029. In the latest draft, Indonesia's energy transition policy…

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