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View all search resultsWeak commitment, policy uncertainty derail RI renewable targets
The contribution of renewable energy to the national energy mix, which refer to total electricity production, rose by only 1.1 percentage points to 15.75 percent in 2025.
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Floating solar power facilities are seen in this undated photograph at the Cirata Reservoir, West Java. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
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ast year, Indonesia once again fell short of its renewable energy target, as coal and gas continued to anchor the country’s electricity supply. The outcome stands in contrast to President Prabowo Subianto’s repeated pledges to accelerate the energy transition.
Experts noted that the problems lay in the lack of commitment at the implementation level, including by the state-owned utility firm PLN, as well as a flip-flopping regulatory framework that erodes investors’ confidence to put their skin in local renewable projects.
The contribution of renewable energy to the national energy mix, which refer to total electricity production, rose by only 1.1 percentage points to 15.75 percent in 2025.
The installed capacity of renewable sources in the national electricity infrastructure actually increased by more than 1 gigawatt (GW) to 15.6 GW by the end of last year, supported by a significant rise in hydropower and solar plants, which Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia called “quite big”.
However, the country’s installed capacity in total grew by around 7 GW during the year, largely dominated by fossil fuels, which offset the growth of renewables.
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Fabby Tumiwa, executive director of the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), highlighted that the renewable energy mix realization has consistently fallen short from the target over the past five years.
