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Muhammad Razin Abdullah

Reforming Energy Subsidies in Indonesia

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By: Muhammad Razin Abdullah Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).  Subsidy is widely used by the government to protect the lower-income and vulnerable citizens from the...
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Akhmad Hanan

Public Acceptance of Nuclear Power in Indonesia

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By: Akhmad Hanan Researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).   Discussion about nuclear power for energy supply is a debatable topic among various societies in Indonesia, of...
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Massita Ayu Cindy

How Conventional Energy Industry Support the Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) in Indonesia?

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By: Massita Ayu Cindy Researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).   In 2012, there was a meeting between countries at the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil namely The United...
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Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha

Indonesia Needs a Clear Energy Efficiency and Conservation Pathway

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By: Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha Researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).  Energy efficiency and conservation are a demand-side approach or often referred to as Demand Side Management (DSM)...
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Haryanto

Environmental Impacts from Electricity Generation in Indonesia: Renewable versus Non-Renewable

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By: Haryanto Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).  Electricity generation in a country has many facets that are intertwined, including but not limited to economics, social,...
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I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta

Green Fuel for Green Indonesia

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By: I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).Transportation Fuels in Energy Sector Transportation fuels are one of the most energy-consuming sectors in...
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I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta

Indonesia State-Owned Oil and Gas Firm’s Investment in the Renewable Energy Industry: Good Moves or a Blunder

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By: I Dewa Made Raditya Margenta Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).   Global energy demand will continue to grow by 18% to 2030 driven by a...
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Rahmantara Trichandi

Coal in Indonesia: Current and Future Role

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By: Rahmantara Trichandi Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC).   Historically, coal can be considered as a source of energy which catalyzed the first industrial revolution....
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Anggun Alfina Zakia

THE URGENCY OF ADDRESSING ENERGY POVERTY TO OVERCOME MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY IN INDONESIA

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By: Anggun Alfina Zakia Research Assistant at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). The dimension of poverty no longer speaks of the amount of income by each individual...
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Filda Yusgiantoro

The Progress of Green Finance for Indonesia’s Energy Sector

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By: Filda C. Yusgiantoro The Paris Agreement and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals address an important objective to mobilize investment to meet the goal of limiting...
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Massita Ayu Cindy

Renewable Energy is on Sale Worldwide – What Should Indonesia Do About It?

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By: Massita Ayu Cindy Researcher at Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC). The judgment of renewable energy which always related to its high and uncompetitive price compared to fossil...
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Indonesia’s Challenges of the Integrating Intermittent Clean Energy

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Declining resource and negative environmental impact of fossil energy have led to the development of clean and sustainable energy, especially in the power sector....
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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.