Indonesia State-Owned Oil and Gas Firm’s Investment in the Renewable Energy Industry: Good Moves or a Blunder

Global energy demand will continue to grow by 18% to 2030 driven by a rising population and sustained economic momentum in emerging markets [1]. The demand in Asia Countries are going to rise significantly, and industry and transportation are the sectors that influenced the rising of energy demand (Figure.1)[2]. These sectors are essential for the […]
Institut Teknologi Bandung Professor’s Forum: The Coal Industry Development in Indonesia

Figure 1. Pandu Patria Sjahrir (Head of Indonesian Coal Mining Association) and Prof. Irwandy Arif presented their perspectives on coal industry development Coal is one of the commodities that affect Indonesia’s non-tax revenue. At the same time, Indonesia is one of the countries that has made a commitment to decrease their carbon emission by signing […]
Asia-Oceania Regional Council of CIGRE Technical Meeting and International Conference: Day 1

Figure 1. The keynote and panel speakers of CIGRE International Conference and AORC Technical Meeting 2019 Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center was invited to attend the CIGRE International Conference and AORC Technical Meeting 2019 on 25-28 March 2019 in Bali. CIGRE is a global community of power system experts founded in Paris. This year, CIGRE Indonesia National […]
Coal in Indonesia: Current and Future Role
Historically, coal can be considered as a source of energy which catalyzed the first industrial revolution. The development of the steam machine was an important aspect of the industrial revolution which allowed the transition of hand production methods to machine powered production. The use of steam-powered machinery for transportation and industrial use drove the global […]
Focus Group Discussion of the Ministry of Planning and National Development (Bappenas)

Figure 1. Filda Yusgiantoro, ST., MBM., MBA., Ph.D. the chairperson of PYC evaluate the indicator impact of RPJMN 2019-2024 . As part of the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2019-2024 formulation, Directorate of Monitoring, Evaluation and Control of Sectoral Development of Ministry of Planning and National Development (Bappenas) of Indonesia held a Focus Group Discussion […]
THE URGENCY OF ADDRESSING ENERGY POVERTY TO OVERCOME MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY IN INDONESIA

By: Anggun Alfina Zakia Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). The dimension of poverty no longer speaks of the amount of income by each individual but has developed in a multidimensional perspective. Multidimensional poverty can capture not only the number of people but also showed the characteristics of poverty experienced by the population. So, […]