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Haryanto

Unlocking the Blue Energy Potential in Indonesia

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By: Haryanto Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).   Nowadays, renewables have been a topic of broad discussion. Renewables such as solar energy, bioenergy, geothermal, wind...
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Massita Ayu Cindy

Good News is a Bad News: Indonesia’s Electricity Subsidy

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By: Massita Ayu Cindy Researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).Indonesia's Electricity Subsidy Electricity subsidy has been one of Indonesia's government main issues for an extended period....
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I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta

Optimizing Geothermal Energy for Green Economy Recovery in Indonesia

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By: I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).The biggest challenge for developing countries after being severely struck by the COVID-19...
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Muhammad Razin Abdullah

The 23% NRE Target, Within Grasp or Not?

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By: Muhammad Razin Abdullah Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). The Government of Indonesia's target to increase the portion of the new and renewable energy...
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Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha

Indonesia’s Demand-Side Management Actions Need More Spotlights

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By: Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha Researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).  Indonesia's approaches to energy management tend to use supply-side management (SSM), rather than demand-side management (DSM)....
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Akhmad Hanan

Indonesia’s Energy Sector Investment After the Pandemic Outbreak

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By: Akhmad Hanan Introduction Since the first COVID-19 case in Indonesia was announced by President Joko Widodo on March 2, 2020, this pandemic began to impact...
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Massita Ayu Cindy

MEMR Regulation No. 8/2020: How to Achieve the Win-Win Solution

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Some manufacturing industries are highly dependent to the natural gas price as 70% of the structured cost are allocated for natural gas (Piqsel). By: Massita...
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I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta

A New Bright Side of Solar Photovoltaics

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Solar energy has a brighter future as perovskite is found (Steve Parsons/PA). By: I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta Several countries’ electricity system recorded its “greenest” ever...
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Muhammad Razin Abdullah

The Potential of Mining Sector Added Value Activities

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Added value activities for the mining sector will bring many benefits for Indonesia (Pixabay, Pexels). By: Muhammad Razin Abdullah Overview The improvement in the downstream mining sector...
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Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha

Global Energy Transition in the Midst of Pandemic

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Solar PV in the rural area (Nur Wahyu Tomo, IEC 2019). By: Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha COVID-19 has been a black swan event in 2020 and has...
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Haryanto

Lessons for Renewable Energy Development in Indonesia

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Ilustration of geothermal power plant in Iceland (Piqsels). By: Haryanto Introduction Renewable energy (RE) development and utilization might be an option in few decades back. Most countries...
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How can Plants be Used for Electricity Generation in Indonesia?

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By: Haryanto  Introduction Over recent years, there have been many efforts put to drive the renewables development and implementation. We hear many news about geothermal, solar...
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Prof. Ir. Purnomo Yusgiantoro, M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., IPU

Purnomo Yusgiantoro is the Founder of the Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). He received his bachelor degree (Ir) in Petroleum Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia; MSc in Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, USA; MA in Economics from University of Colorado, USA; and PhD in Mineral Economics from Colorado School of Mines, USA. Since 2014, Purnomo dedicates much of his time, knowledge, and skills to teach the subject of energy economics at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). Also, Purnomo is the Co-founder of Universitas Pertahanan (Unhan), Indonesia, where he teaches the subject of energy security until now. He is now a senior advisor for Executive Office of the President Republic of Indonesia.

He has vast experiences working and contributing in the energy and defense sector of Indonesia. He worked as a consultant for the World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the field of energy economics and sustainable development. He also acted as the Chairman of Board of Commissioners for Pertamina. Purnomo also has held a position as Vice Governor of National Defense Agencies (Lemhannas). Purnomo was the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Republic of Indonesia for three consecutive terms, from year 2000 until 2009. He also held the position of Minister of Defense of Republic of Indonesia between 2009 and 2014. In the global sphere, Purnomo served as the Governor of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its Secretary General as well as President, based in Vienna, Austria. He also carried the responsibility as the Chairman of the ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting (AMEM). He continues his devotion to the energy sector development by establishing PYC in 2016.