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Japan - Indonesia cooperation agreement on decarbonization technologies
Japanese Industry Minister and Indonesian Energy Minister signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) at a bilateral meeting held in Jakarta on 10/01/2022. The MoC is aimed at collaborating in the development and deployment of decarbonization technologies such as hydrogen, ammonia and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS).
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Financing for Environmentally Friendly Business Activities from Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI)
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Persero Tbk, which is a state-owned company, seeks to prioritize sustainable financing based on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles in its business and operational aspects. BRI provides financial support by channeling financing to business activities in the green sector. Until the end of June 2023, BRI was recorded as having distributed credit worth IDR 79.4 trillion for Environmentally Friendly Business Activities. Of this value, IDR 5.7 trillion was channeled for renewable energy projects and IDR 12 trillion for environmentally friendly transportation. This financing distribution activity is also supported by BRI's…
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United Arab Emirates - Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
The United Arab Emirates- Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force in September 2023. It provides for the elimination of tariffs for the following goods, among others:Electric generation equipment Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machineryElectric motors, transformers, batteries, and capacitorsMotor vehiclesMineral ore and processed products including manganese, copper, aluminium, and nickelVarious products manufactured using above minerals and metals such as sheets, powders, bars, and platesPhotovoltaic cells The Agreement also includes rules of origin requiring goods to be wholly produced/manufactured in one of the signatory countries, and imported directly from one into the other. Significant production process…
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[UNDER NEGOTIATIONS] Indonesia-Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreements
…2023, the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia announced a limited free trade agreement (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) consisting of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Belarus.The first round of negotiations on concluding a free trade agreement took place on April 3-5, 2023 in Jakarta.The second and the third rounds of negotiations were held on August and December, 2023 in Moscow (Russian Federation) and Denpasar (Republic of Indonesia) respectively. In 2022, Indonesian exports to the EAEU were dominated by palm oil. Meanwhile, Indonesia's main import commodities from the EAEU are fertilizer, non…
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Suriname
The Intended Nationally Determined Contribution of Suriname to the Paris Agreement included commitments to improve sustainable forest management with the goal of enhancing the country's carbon sink potential, but no targets in terms of absolute or relative GHG emissions by 2030.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has huge hydropower potential while also dealing with extreme energy poverty. Foreign investors are currently partially lifting constraints on the country’s hydropower capacity, which is bringing down the costs of power supply and reducing the share of oil-fired power.
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Myanmar
In Myanmar, a steep increase in the share of gas-fired power generation reflects a push to take advantage of its abundant domestic resources. The country however has ample scope to rely on renewables in its electrification strategy.
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Kopernik’s Wonder Women programme in Eastern Indonesia
The Kopernik’s Wonder Women programme implemented in Eastern Indonesia aims to help reduce energy poverty by providing access to clean energy sources. The programme trains women micro entrepreneurs and provides them with affordable clean technologies such as biomass stoves, solar lighting and water filters to sell to their communities. Given that in Eastern Indonesia, women are primarily responsible for purchasing and using conventional fuels (e.g woodfire, kerosene), the programme is focused on empowering women. Moreover, training women to sell these affordable clean energy solutions to other women helps support market penetration of these technologies in light of the…
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Solar Feed-In Tariff of Indonesia (2016)
The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) policy introduced in July 2016, after the 2013 solar auction programme was unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The FIT regulation targets development of 250 MW of PV capacity in 22 provinces. FiTs are granted for period of 20 years in the range of USD 0.145-0.25/kWh and vary by regions.
Preconditions for the FIT:
A capacity quota of 250MW is the eligible maximum under the FiT, while an implementation timeline is not provided.
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Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between EFTA States and Indonesia
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Indonesia and the European Free Trade Association States ("EFTA"), involving Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, came into force in November 2021. It includes most energy products and its constituents including but not limited to: Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; Rule of origins apply to qualify for the preferential tariff treatment, conditions to…
