Reforming Energy Subsidies in Indonesia
Subsidy is widely used by the government to protect the lower-income and vulnerable citizens from the high cost of energy source. However, it also has a negative effect on the budget balance and the appropriate use of energy. Therefore, a better approach in subsidy target is desperately needed in order to tighten the government spending […]
Public Acceptance of Nuclear Power in Indonesia
Discussion about nuclear power for energy supply is a debatable topic among various societies in Indonesia, of which there are agreements as well as disagreements. The supporting argument is that it is time for Indonesia to use nuclear power because fossil energy sources are limited. Moreover, energy consumption increases every year in line with population […]
How Conventional Energy Industry Support the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) in Indonesia?
In 2012, there was a meeting between countries at the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil namely The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. This conference then established Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the main guidelines for the policymakers around the world to formulate their development plans. The SDGs also replaced the previous guidelines, Millennium Development Goals […]
Indonesia Needs a Clear Energy Efficiency and Conservation Pathway
Energy efficiency and conservation are a demand-side approach or often referred to as Demand Side Management (DSM) to meet the energy demand-supply balance. Contrast to supply-side management (SSM), DSM focuses on the efficient and effective way of energy consumption rather than ensuring efficient and adequate energy supply to the system. Energy efficiency and conservation are […]
Environmental Impacts from Electricity Generation in Indonesia: Renewable versus Non-Renewable
Electricity generation in a country has many facets that are intertwined, including but not limited to economics, social, and politics. Regardless of what sources are used in the electricity generation, the economics part will have impacts on the social part and many others. One key area that is usually considered while developing a power plant […]
Green Fuel for Green Indonesia
Transportation Fuels in Energy Sector Transportation fuels are one of the most energy-consuming sectors in the world. In 2015, transportation fuels contributed about 25% of the world’s energy consumption. In the transportation sector, the light-duty vehicle is the most energy consumer, and it has raised significantly since 2010 (figure 1) (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2017). […]
