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ExploRE
Strategic Exploration of Economic Mitigation Potentials through Renewables
Strategic Exploration of Economic Mitigation Potentials through Renewables (ExploRE) is the successor project of Least-Cost Renewables in Indonesia (LCORE). Started in November 2018, ExploRE receives its funding from the German Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
With respect to Indonesia’s target to reduce its CO2 emissions by 29% until 2030 and to increase the share of renewable energies (RE) to 23% of the national energy mix by 2025, the project supports the Government of Indonesia in implementing a deployment strategy for RE. The main implementing partner of ExploRE is the Directorate General of New and Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR). Other implementing partners of ExploRE include the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs (Kemenko Marves), the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS), and State Electricity Company (PT PLN).
ExploRE advises on renewable energy policies and financing instruments as well as actively supports coordinated implementation across key actors. It aims to further develop the capacity of policy makers to assess techno-economic and GHG mitigation potentials of renewable energy projects. Furthermore, innovative RE technologies, business models and applications are demonstrated together with private sectors. Through these measures, the project aims to contribute in achieving Indonesia’s climate targets while providing additional benefits in reducing fossil fuel imports and providing equal infrastructure access for remote communities.
ExploRE implements its activities using studies, innovative pilot projects, capacity-building measures and stakeholder engagement, through the following outputs:
- RE deployment strategy based on a coordinated energy, climate and development policy
- Developing political instruments and a financing environment that will improve framework conditions and thus attract private-sector investment
- Institution-building to empower decision-makers to assess RE projects from both a technical and an economic point of view
- Promoting innovation through technology and business models that contribute towards achieving Indonesia’s climate goals.
Impacts
- Development of Indonesia’s bioenergy potential database and dashboard, integrated into publicly accessed MEMR One Map, helps enable government and private sector in developing their programs for more bioenergy projects development.
- Through the development and implementation of Biogas Plant Monitoring Application (M-Biogas), ExploRE successfully provides recommended actions to improve the performance, improve safety, and reduce the potential malfunction risks in several biogas power plants.
- Through mapping support of biogas and biomass direct use in agroindustry for MEMR, ExploRE has contributed significantly to boost the achievement of National Energy Mix Target by 93% and 85% of 2023 and 2025 biomass utilization target, respectively. As well as by 23.07% and 14.02% of 2023 and 2025 biogas utilisation target.
- Actively contributed through technical assistance, studies, outreach, and private sector engagement in providing several recommendations for biomethane utilisation as strategic option for industry decarbonisation and replacing fossil fuel.
- Actively involved and contributed to providing recommendations for government counterparts (BAPPENAS, MEMR) for the development of green hydrogen regulatory framework in Indonesia.
- ExploRE technical support in 11 biogas power plants with total capacity at 15,37 MW and solar powered ice production site with 25 kWp capacity contributed to mitigate at least 2,56 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas emission.
- The Solar Ice Maker pilot project in Sulamu, East Nusa Tenggara, commissioned in 2022, provides environmentally friendly energy solution to stimulate economic growth in Indonesia’s remote and disadvantaged regions by integrating a solar PV technology to powering an ice making machine; a reliable cold chain access for local fishery industries.