Indonesia energy mix

The new administration will take office at a crucial point in the country's energy transition.

If the goal is to reduce emissions by shutting coal plants down early without breaking contracts, then someone needs to pay. 

The country has long experience with geothermal energy, making it one of Jakarta's preferred forms of renewable energy.

Jakarta needs to ensure that the dozens of villages reliant on the coal mining economy are not left behind by its renewable energy transition.

The move speaks to the political and economic importance of coal, and the difficulty Indonesia will have in organizing a transition to renewable energy.

President Jokowi's administration seems poised to break through the regulatory bottlenecks that have long held back the country's renewable energy ambitions.

While deeply rooted in oil and gas, energy relations between the Gulf and Indonesia are increasingly moving toward renewables like solar.

As the country heads to elections next year, assessing progress of the government’s energy policies will be key.

A new report finds that the country’s coal reserves could be depleted in the next two or three decades.