Indonesia not including coal-fired power plants operated by industrial parks from its investment plans in a G7-led funding program to decarbonize the power sector

VoaIndonesia.com wrote about Indonesia not including coal-fired power plants operated by industrial parks from its investment plans in a G7-led funding program to decarbonize the power sector, a source who compiled the document told Reuters. The decision means that Jakarta will not chart a course for the closure of captive coal-fired power installations in its comprehensive investment and policy plan (CIPP) required to secure the $20 billion in funding promised under the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP). Captive CFPP is a coal power plant that is operated and used outside the government electricity network by industrial players. The plan will be unveiled Wednesday to get input from the public. Fabby Tumiwa, executive director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform think tank, which is part of the JETP technical working group, said it was better to exclude coal-fired power plants for now than delay the plan.

 

CNBCIndonesia.com wrote about coal down streaming, which is starting to become the government's focus as an effort to transition energy to cleaner energy. Secretary General of the National Energy Council (DEN) Djoko Siswanto revealed that downstream coal can be used as a substitute for LPG through derivative products from dimethyl ether (DME). Currently, coal is still the largest energy contributor to electricity generation in the country. To reduce carbon emissions from CFPPs, co-firing is carried out in combination with biomass. Meanwhile, he acknowledged that there are still coal-based plants that do not combine biomass in the process. In the future, there are plans to phase out with new renewable energy (NRE) which is ready, whether geothermal, hydro or nuclear. Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) and Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) can also be an alternative, if biomass or NRE mixing cannot be done. He emphasized that CFPPs contracts whose contracts have expired will not be extended, provided that NRE is ready so that electricity in the country is maintained