The new regulation on rooftop solar power plants (PLTS) that has just been issued by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is considered to hamper the growth of household sector customers.
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Palembang, February 26, 2024 - South Sumatra, also nicknamed "Bumi Sriwijaya", is one of the provinces that achieved a regional renewable energy mix target greater than the national target. In 2022, the renewable energy mix in South Sumatra reached 23.85 percent, higher than the national energy mix target of 23 percent by 2025. To encourage…
The strategy to pursue Bali's target of net zero emissions or NZE 2045 starts from Nusa Penida in Klungkung Regency. Nusa Penida is planned to become an island based on new renewable energy or EBT.
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Jakarta, February 23, 2024 - The Indonesian government has officially issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Regulation No. 2 of 2024 concerning Rooftop Solar Power Plants Connected to the Electricity Network of Holders of Electricity Supply Business License for Public Interest, which is a revision of MEMR Regulation No. 26 of 2021.
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Denpasar, February 21, 2024 - Following its declaration in August 2023, the Bali Provincial Government has formulated and executed strategies to pursue Bali's target of achieving net-zero emissions (NZE) by 2045 and to actualize Nusa Penida as a location powered entirely by renewable energy by 2030. Collaborating with non-governmental partners in the Bali Net Zero…
Jakarta, 20 February 2024 - Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) assesses the steps taken by the National Energy Council (DEN) to adjust the renewable energy mix target in the Draft of Government Regulation on National Energy Policy (RPP KEN) from the original 23 percent to 17-19 percent 2030…
Jakarta, February 15, 2024 - Indonesia, as the largest economic power in Southeast Asia and one of the most populous countries in the world, has a major challenge in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the industrial sector. With a rapidly growing economy, mainly driven by a young workforce, abundant natural resources, and rapid technological…
Palembang, February 20, 2024 - The Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Palembang together with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a leading think tank in Indonesia that focuses on energy and the environment and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists (SIEJ) took the initiative to form the "South Sumatra (South Sumatra) Just Journalist Network"…
Executive Director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), Fabby Tumiwa, believes that the revision of the rooftop solar power plant regulation is still not ideal. The new rules have the potential to hamper the growth of rooftop solar power plants and the new renewable energy mix.
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The installation of solar power plants should not be complicated by regulations. This is because the potential for solar energy in Indonesia is very abundant and can contribute significantly to pursuing the government's target of aiming for 23 percent of the renewable energy mix by 2025.
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The plan to reduce the renewable energy target contained in the Draft Government Regulation or National Energy Policy RPP is considered realistic. However, as a consequence, the peak greenhouse gas emissions target could be pushed back.
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Who would have thought that cow dung, which is often considered inferior because it gives off an unpleasant aroma, could be transformed into biogas. Karya Nugraha Jaya Cooperation in Kuningan has successfully utilized cow dung into biogas which is used as production fuel.
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