Averting Another 8 Hours of Dark Ages

Sunday, 4 August 2019, a part of Java experienced an 8 hours power outage, including Jakarta, the capital of Republic of Indonesia. Approximately more than 100 million people affected by the blackout which occurred in many areas across West Java, Banten and Greater Jakarta. The incident can be considered as a major electricity outage, as […]

Transforming from a Reliable to a Resilient Power System

By: Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha The main goal of electricity provision is to keep the consumer’s power  whenever needed. Growth of electric vehicle, automation system, and shifting to electric heater increase the dependency of human activity with electricity. The designed power system is expected to withstand disturbance and avoid significant blackout in the system. The power […]

Equitable Energy for Papua

Papua is the eastern part of Indonesia which consists of two provinces, West Papua and Papua. According to Law No. 35 of 2008 on Special Autonomy, Papua is granted special autonomy from Indonesia’s government for both Papua and West Papua.

Carbon Tax Implementation in Indonesia

A couple of weeks ago, AirVisual, an international team that provides information about air quality data, stated that Jakarta ranked as the city with the worst air pollution in the world. According to AirVisual, Jakarta had an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 160 and classified as unhealthy.

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