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According to the report from Indonesian government, the country’s green hydrogen potential is projected to reach 185,101 GWh by 2060. The report also pledges that Indonesia aims to become a green or low-carbon hydrogen exporting country as early as 2030.

The Indonesian government is expanding the adoption of electric vehicles. Starting January 3, 2024, all officials from the first and second tiers of State-owned Enterprises will exclusively use electric vehicles as their official vehicles.

Pertamina and Japan’s JERA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work on business opportunities, focusing on enhancing the value of the fuel value chain and infrastructure investment in low-carbon fuels like LNG, hydrogen and ammonia.

Indonesia’s state-owned electricity firm PLN recorded that the total use of renewable energy certificates (REC) in last year reached 3.08 TWh, or increased by 75% as compared to 1.76 TWh in 2022.

The promotion of electric motorcycles in Indonesia has not been as effective as expected. Indonesia Ministry of Industry has promised to release battery standardization regulations this January.

Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company PLN said to successfully reduced 1.05 million tons of carbon emissions and produce 1.04 TWh of clean energy in 2023 by optimizing biomass with co-firing technology at coal-fired power plants.

Nine new renewable energy projects totaling Rp 51 trillion have faced financing dry up as international lender’s unwillingness to meet government local content requirements (LCR), state-owned electricity firm PLN said on 26.

The issue of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was debated by Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Mahfud MD during the vice presidential debate last Friday. This unexpected topic of question has become widely discussed.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched the eco-friendly public transportation project on Dec. 21 in the new capital of Nusantara (IKN), East Kalimantan, in collaboration with Blue Bird, the largest taxi service company in the country.

The rapid advancements in green energy contribute to reducing electricity costs. In Indonesia, solar photovoltaic prices are even approaching those of coal-fired power generation.