ACTIO Edition 24: Renewable Energy Transition

About this edition

ACTIO E-Magazine Edition 24, “Renewable Energy Transition: Legal Frameworks Shaping the Future” (July 2024), examines the laws driving Indonesia’s shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. From the latest rooftop solar rules and the electricity purchase framework under Presidential Regulation 112/2022, to the new carbon capture and storage regime, rising ESG standards in mining, and gender inclusion in the Just Energy Transition Partnership, this edition maps the legal frameworks shaping Indonesia’s energy future.

Contents

1. The latest Policy of Rooftop Solar Power Plant (PLTS Atap) as an implementation of the energy transition in Indonesia — MEMR Regulation 2/2024 removes capacity limits and charges for rooftop solar as capacity grows from 80 to 141 MWp.
2. Indonesia Presidential Regulation No. 112 Of 2022: Aftermath to Sale And Purchase Agreement Of Electricity With Electric Power Generation Business Entity — How PLN buys renewable electricity, how prices are set, and what a PJBL must contain.
3. How-to Obtain Approval for the use of Rooftop Solar Power Plants (PLTS) in Homes and/or Small-scale Industries in Indonesia — A step-by-step guide to rooftop solar approval, deadlines and the 500 kW permit threshold.
4. Dissecting Indonesia’s Regulation on Carbon Capture Storage: Analysis on Presidential Regulation Number 14 of 2024 on Carbon Capture Storage — Licences, storage areas, risks and sanctions under Indonesia’s first dedicated CCS regulation.
5. Article 3 of Presidential Regulation 112/2022: Government Efforts to Transition Coal-Fired Power Plants to Renewable Energy? — The coal phase-out roadmap, and the exceptions that let some plants run until 2050.
6. Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in Cross-Border Transportation of Carbon in Carbon Capture Storage: An Indonesian Perspective — Arbitration under UNCLOS and judicial settlement through ITLOS and the ICJ for cross-border CCS disputes.
7. The More, The Merrier: What Increased ESG Standards Mean To Indonesia’s Energy Transition In Mining Industry — How PR 60/2023 embeds business and human rights into mining, and where the gaps remain.
8. ELECTRIFYING EQUITABLE FUTURE: Gender Inclusion Progress in the Just Energy Transition Partnership of Indonesia — Women hold only 5% of energy decision-making roles; how the JETP plans a gender-inclusive transition.

Originally published in ACTIO E-Magazine Edition 24 (July 2024). Law as of July 2024.