A New Opportunity for Renewable Energy

The New and Renewable Energy Bill must accelerate the endeavor to abandon fossil-based energy sources such as coal. As a precondition, the mechanism for purchasing electricity must be revised.

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February 1, 2021

AFTER disappointing the public by passing a number of problematic laws, such as the revised Corruption Eradication Commission Law and the omnibus Job Creation Law, now the House of Representatives (DPR) has a chance to improve its image. In its deliberations of the New and Renewable Energy Bill, the DPR could push for a faster switch of energy sources in order to mitigate the climate crisis.

The use of renewable energy in Indonesia has frequentl

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