Indonesia as the Host of World Hydropower Congress 2023

Indonesia will host the 2023 World Hydropower Congress (WHC) which will be held in Bali in October. The Congress is a flagship activity for decision makers inside and outside the hydropower industry to help ensure energy security and achieve global net zero emissions. "This congress will provide hig...

President encourages shift towards new, renewable energy

Source: ANTARADate: August 16, 2021 Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has stressed the importance of shifting to new and renewable energy and accelerating a green technology-based economy to spur national economic growth. "Transformation towards new and renewable energy as well as ac...

Improving investment conditions could make Indonesia a world leader in clean energy

Source: Modern DiplomacyDate: July 5, 2021 Indonesia could become a world leader in clean energy with further reforms to mobilise investment in renewables and energy efficiency, according to a new OECD report. The OECD Clean Energy Finance and Investment Policy Review of Indonesia says Indonesia has...

Do Not Revive Coal: Planned Asia coal plants a danger to Paris

Source: Carbon TrackerDate: June 30, 2021 Renewables continue to increase their cost competitiveness versus coal, with 27% of the global coal fleet unprofitable today. Do Not Revive Coal is the third annual report in Carbon Tracker's Powering Down Coal series. The report finds around 70% of the glob...

Is a Green New Deal on the Way in Southeast Asia?

Source: The DiplomatDate: 9 September 2020 COVID-19 offers the region an opportunity to kick start a transition toward sustainable energy – but a host of challenges remain. Ulrich Volz, director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London, recently made a forceful case that d...

Why solar energy can help Indonesia attain 100% green electricity by 2050

​Source: The ConversationDate: 22 April 2020 ​Indonesia is a tropical country with year-round sunshine. My research on how Indonesia can generate electricity entirely from renewable energy has calculated the country has the potential to generate about 640,000 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) per year from sola...

Government issues regulation to jumpstart stalled renewable energy projects

​Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 18 March 2020​ ​The government aims to jumpstart stalled renewable energy projects through a recently issued regulation as it races against time to catch up with Indonesia's green energy commitments. The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry issued last month a regulat...