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Financier’s Club: Financing Solar Energy in Indonesia – Discusses Solar Energy Financing Issues in Energy Transition

Event Coverage18 March 202223Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 18 March 2022- The financing of energy transition in Indonesia, especially in the Solar PV Power Plant, needs to be mobilized immediately. The technical potential of solar energy in Indonesia is enormous. Based on a study from the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), the potential of solar energy in Indonesia is up to…

Reflections on 11 Years of the Fukushima Accident

Event Coverage11 March 202220Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, March 11, 2022 - On March 11, 2011 an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the Richter Scale rocked Tohoku. The nuclear reactor automatically stops operating and is replaced by a diesel generator to cool the core reactor. However, the 14-meter high tsunami that came later stopped the diesel generator and flooded the nuclear power plant.…

Encourage Regional Level Energy Transition Acceleration through the Regional Energy Forum (FED)

Event Coverage23 February 202218Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 23 February 2022 – Through their respective authorities, local governments play an essential role in achieving national development targets related to renewable energy (RE) development to support the acceleration of the energy transition in Indonesia. In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), the National Energy Council (DEN), the Institute for…

Indonesia Needs to Catch the Opportunity to Finance Transition

Event Coverage25 November 202116Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 22 Nov 2021 - As the COP-26 wrapped up a few weeks ago, more discussions about “what’s the next follow-up action?” are being conducted to keep reminding both the Government and the public that the pledge or commitment made during the conference should be implemented. Acting as the pre-opening of Indo EBTKEConnex 2021, FIRE…

Fossil Energy Subsidies Hinder Energy Transition

Press Release12 November 202120Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 12 November- Despite the commitment to step up climate action and achieve the Paris Agreement target of keeping the earth's temperature below 1.5 degrees Celsius, the G20 countries, including Indonesia, are still providing significant fossil energy subsidies. The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) views fossil energy subsidies as counterproductive to energy transitions and…

Showing Commitment, Indonesia is Ready for Early Retirement of Coal Power Plants

Blog12 November 202134Views 0Likes 0Comments

Throughout 2021, responding to the global demand for climate action to align with the Paris Agreement, Indonesia has updated several documents such as the NDC which targets carbon neutrality by 2060 or earlier and released the 'green' RUPTL which is claimed to provide more space for renewable energy. Recently, Indonesia stated that assessment about the…

Signed the Global Declaration to Phase Out Coal, Indonesia Needs to Prepare a Coal Transition Roadmap

Press Release5 November 202160Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 05 November 2021- At the 26th World Leaders Summit on Climate Change or COP-26, Indonesia signed the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition declaration. On the same day, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, also stated that the government was reviewing the opportunity to early retire coal-fired power plants with a…

COP26: A “Soundless” Recital by Jokowi

Blog5 November 202119Views 0Likes 0Comments

Many parties are waiting for President Joko Widodo's speech at COP26. Jokowi is expected to declare more ambitious commitments to reduce emissions and deal with climate change as well as to outline concrete steps towards net-zero emissions. Indonesia's strategic position as the leader of the G20 countries in 2022 should make Indonesia take one step…

IESR Launches the Study of Renewable Energy Technical Potential Map Study in Indonesia

Press Release25 October 202147Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, October 25, 2021 - A comprehensive renewable energy potential map needs to be prepared to support the energy transition towards utilizing 100 percent renewable energy and achieving zero emissions in Indonesia by 2050. Indonesia's renewable energy technical potential data still refers to the General National Energy Plan (RUEN) of 443.2 GW. This data has…

IESR: Renewable Energy Portion in “Green” RUPTL Could Be Bigger

Press Release15 October 202126Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 14 October 2021- Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) appreciates the government's commitment to making an energy transition towards decarbonization in 2060 or earlier by issuing the PLN 2021-2030 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL), which has a larger portion of renewable energy generation. The government…

Energy Transition Finance: Possible Derisking Instruments on RE development to support the Decarbonization Process

11 October 202117Views 0Likes 0Comments

Accelerating the decarbonization process in Indonesia will require a big amount of private and public finance, delivered in ways that respond to the needs of businesses and communities. On the public side, fiscal packages from governments are available opportunities to leverage the private sector in a transition to a low-carbon economy. Governments can also help…

Measuring the Urgency of EBT Bill

Blog, Event Coverage27 September 202120Views 0Likes 0Comments

Jakarta, 10 September 2021 - Since January 2021, the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission VII has prepared an academic paper for the New and Renewable Energy (EBT) Bill and is currently in the process of consolidation. This bill is considered important to provide legal certainty for the development of renewable energy in Indonesia. Even so,…