Warta Ekonomi | IESR Says Fossil Energy Subsidy Could Linger Energy Transition

The government should review the benchmark DMO pricing policy for power generation and make plans to end this policy. To be in line with the Paris Agreement, coal power plant generation must peak in 2020 and discontinue the coal completely by 2037. According to an IESR study, the cost to transform Indonesia’s energy system requires USD 25 billion per year until 2030 and rises sharply thereafter to USD 60 trillion per year.

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