ANCAMAN DEFORESTASI TANAMAN ENERGI

This report by Trend Asia analyzes the environmental risks associated with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara's (PLN) co-firing policy, which mixes biomass with coal in power plants. The author argues that the massive land requirements for energy plantation forests (HTE) to supply wood pellets will likely lead to significant deforestation, contradicting Indonesia's climate commitments.

• To support a 10 percent wood biomass co-firing rate across 107 steam power plants (PLTU), PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) would require energy plantation forests (HTE) covering at least 2.33 million hectares annually, which is 35 times the land area of DKI Jakarta.
• Trend Asia estimates that developing HTE to meet the 10 percent co-firing target for 107 PLTU units could cause deforestation ranging from a minimum of 630,000 hectares to a maximum of 2.1 million hectares, depending on the tree species planted.
• The report bases its deforestation projections on MapBiomas Indonesia data, which shows that 38 percent of industrial plantation forest (HTI) cover as of 2019 originated from the clearing of natural forests.
• Among six analyzed plant scenarios for HTE, the Gamal tree (Gliricidia Sepium) presents the highest deforestation potential at 2,099,843 hectares, while the Lamtoro Gung (Leucaena leucocephala) presents the lowest at 629,845 hectares.
• Indonesia's Enhanced NDC (ENDC) 2022 shows an increase in the deforestation quota for the 2020-2030 period to 359,000 hectares per year, compared to the 325,000 hectares per year specified in the Updated NDC.
• The report identifies a contradiction between the government's energy sector emission reduction strategies and its forestry targets, noting that burning forest biomass creates a 'carbon debt' that can last for years or decades.
• The Omnibus Law (Undang-undang Cipta Kerja) facilitates biomass production through 'multi-business permits' (perizinan multi-usaha), allowing companies to combine energy plantations with other business models in a single concession area.

APA

Muhajir, M., Febrian, R., Nagara, G., Saputra, P. A., Damanik, I., Oktaviani, A. R., Erlina, M. I., Indradi, Y., & Nasution, M. (2022). ANCAMAN DEFORESTASI TANAMAN ENERGI. Trend Asia. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ancaman-Deforestasi-Tanaman-Energi.pdf

Chicago

Muhajir, Mumu, Ramada Febrian, Grahat Nagara, Putut Aryo Saputra, Iqbal Damanik, Amalya Reza Oktaviani, Meike Inda Erlina, Yuyun Indradi, and Marina Nasution. ANCAMAN DEFORESTASI TANAMAN ENERGI. Trend Asia, 2022. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ancaman-Deforestasi-Tanaman-Energi.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{muhajir2022ancaman, author = {Muhajir, Mumu and Febrian, Ramada and Nagara, Grahat and Saputra, Putut Aryo and Damanik, Iqbal and Oktaviani, Amalya Reza and Erlina, Meike Inda and Indradi, Yuyun and Nasution, Marina}, title = {{ANCAMAN DEFORESTASI TANAMAN ENERGI}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ancaman-Deforestasi-Tanaman-Energi.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }