Switching Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Indonesia to Support a Green Recovery
Achieving a Fossil-Free Recovery in Indonesia | Brief 4
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Indonesia should start actively promoting renewable energy by removing the existing hurdles to its deployment and switching public support from fossil fuels to renewables to meet the country’s clean energy targets.
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Switching support from fossil fuels to renewables can play a critical role in Indonesia’s green energy transition. This money can be used to improve the energy efficiency & energy access, decarbonize transportation, or upgrade power grids to allow a higher intake of renewables.
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Removing unattractive renewable energy feed-in tariffs and supporting state-controlled electricity firm PT PLN’s plans for climate neutrality are fundamental to decarbonize Indonesia’s energy mix and achieve its climate goals.
Looking toward 2030, Indonesia has ambitious climate targets that will require a massive scaling up of new and renewable energy. The country is going to need around IDR 500 trillion of investment to achieve its 23% new and renewable energy goal by 2025, according to the Directorate General of New Renewable Energy. This brief finds that redirecting harmful subsidies and money raised from fossil fuels to clean energy is one of the most effective ways to secure sufficient renewable energy investments.
A previous brief of this series has shown that Indonesia could raise IDR 166 trillion by reforming transport fuels and coal subsidies, and subsequently taxing them according to their real costs to society. This brief looks at how Indonesia could use these funds to accelerate the green energy transition while supporting the recovery of the economy.
The study finds that Indonesia needs to start actively promoting renewable energy by eliminating the existing hurdles to its deployment, such as removing unattractive renewable energy feed-in tariffs, overcoming land and infrastructures barriers, supporting state-controlled electricity firm PT PLN’s plans for climate neutrality, ensuring reliable and affordable energy access, and improving energy efficiency.
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