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Getting to 23 Per Cent: Strategies to scale up renewables in Indonesia

This report addresses seven concrete ways in which the Indonesian government can overcome the existing obstacles and make significant progress to grow renewable energy before 2025.

Report September 19, 2019

Fossil Fuel to Clean Energy Subsidy Swaps: How to pay for an energy revolution

A “subsidy swap”—reallocating some of the savings from fossil fuel subsidy reform to fund the clean energy transition—can bring in economic, social and environmental benefits.

Report June 7, 2019

Indonesia's Coal Price Cap: A barrier to renewable energy deployment

Indonesia's coal price cap encourages the consumption of coal while slowing the integration of renewable energy into the country's power grid.

Brief May 6, 2019

Subsidy Swap: Reducing fossil fuel subsidies through energy efficiency and renewable energy in Zambia

This report examines the potential of subsidy reform to improve cost recovery in the electricity sector and promote clean energy and energy efficiency in Zambia.

Report November 28, 2018

Stories from G20 Countries: Shifting public money out of fossil fuels

This analysis has brought together examples illustrating how G20 countries can learn from each other and align the flows of public money with climate targets and the Sustainable Development Goals.

Report November 21, 2018

Kerosene to Solar PV Subsidy Swap: The business case for redirecting subsidy expenditure from kerosene to off-grid solar

If kerosene subsidies are being gradually removed, can a share of the subsidy savings not be reinvested in helping the most vulnerable households access electric lighting through off-grid solar technologies? This paper explores the idea of a “kerosene to solar subsidy swap” or a “subsidy swap.”

Report July 18, 2018

Missing the 23 Per Cent Target: Roadblocks to the development of renewable energy in Indonesia

This report seeks to answer the question of why renewable energy deployment, particularly wind and solar, has not taken off in Indonesia. To understand the forces shaping the sector, and what can be done to remedy the situation, IISD conducted interviews with politicians, civil servants, industry representatives, renewable energy developers, civil society organizations, international donors and other stakeholders. A total of 26 interviews took place, revealing the roots of the problem, the broader political economy of the energy sector and some possible ways forward.

Report February 22, 2018

Kerosene to Solar Swap Policy Brief 3: Sustainable Lighting Solutions for Rural Homes in India

This policy brief analyzes the current policy environment governing kerosene and off-grid solar use. It sets out a suite of detailed policy interventions that can be implemented to achieve a systemic transition from kerosene to solar for lighting in rural India.

Brief August 24, 2017

At the Crossroads: Balancing the financial and social costs of coal transition in China

The global decline of the coal industry has led to job losses and mine closures. As Shanxi in China considers how to create new employment in a coal dependent region we review international experience of the tranistion away from coal.

Report July 5, 2017

Financial Supports for Coal and Renewables in Indonesia

This report shows that the “true cost” of coal, including subsidies and externalities such as GHG emissions and air pollution, is considerably greater than the cost of renewable energy in Indonesia.

Report May 31, 2017

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