Response to Just Energy Transition Partnership Indonesia Progress Report 2025

Ember provides feedback on the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) Indonesia Progress Report 2025, arguing that Indonesia needs more ambitious emissions targets, stronger regulation of the captive power sector, and a more comprehensive just transition framework for coal-dependent regions.

• Ember argues that Indonesia's current energy transition ambitions are insufficient, noting that the JETP scenario allows fossil fuels to maintain 53% of capacity by 2030. The organization suggests that focusing on renewables and clean flexibility, such as storage and inter-island grid connections, would be more cost-effective and beneficial in the long term.
• The captive coal sector is identified as a significant opportunity for decarbonisation, with a solar PV potential of 496.3 GWp in captive areas. Ember suggests that integrating 9.4 GW of new solar with 6.8 GW of older coal capacity could reduce emissions by 35% within two years, a reduction comparable to the annual power sector emissions of Brunei.
• Indonesia's solar energy deployment is significantly lagging behind JETP targets. While the JETP targets were 4.1 GW by 2025 and 29.3 GW by 2030, Indonesia only reached 416 MW of on-grid solar capacity last year. Furthermore, the latest RUPTL allocates lower solar targets of 4.5 GW (RE Base scenario) and 5.2 GW (ARED scenario) by 2030.
• Ember highlights a misalignment between JETP objectives and national planning documents, including the National Electricity Masterplan (RUKN), National Energy Policy (KEN), and the Second NDC. While JETP aims for power-sector emissions to peak before 2030, national planning projects an emissions peak around 2037 and a lower share of renewable energy by 2030.
• The document calls for a more robust Just Transition Framework that moves beyond project-level interventions to address system-wide impacts in coal-dependent regions. Ember recommends directing JETP investments and renewable manufacturing toward these provinces to diversify local economies and create high-quality jobs, mitigating risks such as job losses and shrinking local revenues.

APA

Ember (2025). Response to Just Energy Transition Partnership Indonesia Progress Report 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/11/Letter-–-Indonesia-JETP-2025.pdf

Chicago

Ember. Response to Just Energy Transition Partnership Indonesia Progress Report 2025. 2025. https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/11/Letter-–-Indonesia-JETP-2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Ember |title=Response to Just Energy Transition Partnership Indonesia Progress Report 2025 |date=24 November 2025 |url=https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/11/Letter-–-Indonesia-JETP-2025.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{ember2025response, author = {{Ember}}, title = {{Response to Just Energy Transition Partnership Indonesia Progress Report 2025}}, publisher = {Ember}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2025/11/Letter-–-Indonesia-JETP-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }