What it is
Many islands and remote areas in Indonesia still depend on diesel generators, which are costly to run, exposed to fuel prices and polluting.
The initiative develops a business plan and policy design for replacing diesel with decentralized renewables, combined with power wheeling so that generation can serve users across existing networks. It covers the technical options, the commercial model and the regulatory changes needed to move from pilots to a national program.
Why it matters
Diesel is often the most expensive electricity in the system, and replacing it can pay for itself.
Lower generation costs reduce the subsidy burden and free capital for expansion, while renewables improve supply security and cut emissions. Doing this at scale needs a repeatable model rather than one project at a time.
Distributed solar and grid access where central generation does not reach.
Reform of Indonesia’s power market, where reliability, affordability, equity and decarbonization collide.
Solar resource across the archipelago, for siting distributed and off-grid generation.
Where the energy work is done, with the full list of active, incubating and completed projects.
The advisory practice this initiative sits within, with its programs, projects and team.