Author Archive: Putra Adhiguna
Energy Analyst Putra Adhiguna has 15 years of leadership experience in F500 companies and currently focuses on the energy transition in emerging economies. He has an engineering degree from Institut Teknologi Bandung and a Master’s in public policy from LSE.
IEEFA: The economics of Indonesia’s diesel power plant to gas conversion plan are problematic
Deploying new small-scale LNG is an uphill battle for PGN
26 August (IEEFA Indonesia): Indonesian gas is currently in a precarious position, where the government needs to find new domestic demand to absorb surplus gas coming into the market amidst expiring export contracts. According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis’ (IEEFA) new report, small-scale liquefied natural gas (ssLNG) has been re-proposed in […]
IEEFA: Indonesia’s state-owned utility PLN’s 2060 net zero ambition not without flaws and gaps
Indonesia on the right emissions reduction pathway but same old coal stories persist
25 June (IEEFA Indonesia): Recent announcements by Indonesia’s state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 must be met with caution and scrutinized as the numbers don’t stack up, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The report’s authors IEEFA energy finance […]
IEEFA Indonesia: Switching coal plants to PLN’s biomass cofiring plan is no magic bullet
Implementation risks for Indonesia PLN's switch from coal to biomass cofiring
PLN’s biomass cofiring plan will require nothing less than the creation of a large-scale biomass industry. 8 February 2021 (IEEFA Indonesia): Important questions must be answered concerning the economic viability, feedstock supply stability and technical challenges associated with extending the life of Indonesia’s coal plants using cofiring, according to a new report from the Institute […]
IEEFA Indonesia: Lessons from Texas on extreme weather and power grid resilience
Extreme weather risks are likely here to stay and planning ahead is necessary for Indonesia
In mid-February, a catastrophic power outage in Texas left more than four million households stranded for days without electricity amidst freezing weather. More than 46,000 megawatts (MW) of power capacity went offline under the extreme cold weather event, putting pressure on the power grid system and resulting in broad-based failure. Gas supplies – which provide […]