For the first time in several years, Indonesia\u2019s renewable energy\nachievements have not had to wait until the end of the year to reach\ntheir target. As of April 2026, the contribution of new and renewable\nenergy (EBT) to the national power generation mix reached 17.89%,\nequivalent to electricity production of 29.62 terawatt hours (TWh). This\nfigure is higher than the previous year\u2019s achievement and has\nsimultaneously surpassed the government\u2019s target for the whole of 2026,\nwhich was 16.46%. This means the annual target was met before the year\neven reached its midpoint, with eight months still remaining.<\/p>\n
This change is striking when compared to the movement in recent\nyears. In 2024, the national EBT mix was at 14.65%, rising to 15.75% a\nyear later\u2014an increase of about one percentage point over a full year.\nIn contrast, the contribution of renewable energy jumped by more than\ntwo percentage points in just the first four months of 2026. This\ndifference in pace indicates a shift in the speed of the national energy\ntransition, moving from a slow increase to a much faster growth\nrate.<\/p>\n
One of the main drivers comes from projects that have been in the\nplanning or construction stages for years and are now beginning to\ngenerate electricity at full capacity. Several hydropower plants (PLTA),\npart of strategic national electricity projects, have started feeding\ninto the system. At the same time, the programme to reduce dependence on\ndiesel power plants is progressing more rapidly than in previous years.\nA major influence on this change of direction is the Electricity Supply\nBusiness Plan (RUPTL) 2025-2034, in which renewable energy has been\ngiven a much larger portion than in previous periods. Of the total\nadditional generating capacity planned over the next decade, around 76%\nwill come from renewable sources. Clean energy in Indonesia is no longer\npositioned as a complement to the national electricity system; it is\nbecoming the primary source of new capacity growth. Crucially, the\nimplementation of this plan is now visible on the ground. Within a year\nof the RUPTL\u2019s publication, nearly half of the planned EBT development\nportion has entered the execution phase, indicating that the planning\ndocument is not merely an administrative target but is being translated\ninto real projects.<\/p>\n
This development is not occurring evenly across all regions of\nIndonesia. Sumatra stands out as one of the most interesting examples.\nOn that island, the renewable energy mix has reached 41.76% of total\nelectricity production. In other words, more than four out of every ten\nunits of electricity generated in Sumatra come from clean energy\nsources. Sumatra has long possessed a combination of resources difficult\nfor other regions to match, ranging from geothermal and hydropower\npotential to biomass. As power generation projects begin operating and\nthe electricity grid becomes more integrated, this resource advantage is\nstarting to be reflected in the composition of its electricity\nproduction. At the national level, hydropower remains the backbone of\nIndonesia\u2019s renewable energy, with its large capacity ensuring its\ncontribution continues to dominate compared to other green energy\nsources. It is followed by biomass and geothermal energy, which have\nbeen Indonesia\u2019s mainstays for years in reducing the use of fossil\nfuels.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesias-clean-energy-transition-accelerates-1781945527", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }