United Towards a Sustainable FutuRE:

Advancing the Energy Transition for Indonesia Emas and Net Zero Emissions

About ISEW

Background

For over 30 years, Indonesia and Germany have collaborated effectively in the energy sector, providing technical and financial support for renewable energy initiatives. Their partnership includes scaling up renewable energy, extending transmission grids, developing green jobs and skills, and engaging with civil society at both national and regional levels. As Indonesia works towards its Vision of Indonesia Emas 2045 and Net Zero Emissions by 2060, this bilateral cooperation continues to offer tailored solutions to meet the country’s evolving energy needs and objectives.

As part of this collaboration, the Indonesia Sustainable Energy Week (ISEW) was established as a key forum for stakeholders—including government officials, professionals, private sector representatives, academics, and non-state actors—to discuss and advance sustainable energy solutions.

The first ISEW was held from 10 to 14 October 2022, as an initiative under the Clean, Affordable, and Secure Energy (CASE) project supported by the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) under the Directorate of Electricity, Telecommunications, and Informatics. ISEW 2022, themed “Reaching Indonesia’s Net Zero Energy System: Unite for Action and Strategy,” attracted 2,284 participants over five days, with 1,974 joining online and 310 attending in person.

In 2023, ISEW became a flagship event under the GIZ Energy Programme Indonesia/ASEAN and was co-hosted by the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR). Held in Jakarta from October 10-13, 2023, with the theme of “United Towards a Decarbonised Energy System,” proudly gathered 5.465 participants and more than 90 speakers, both online and offline.

ISEW 2024

ISEW 2024, themed “United Towards a Sustainable Future: Advancing the Energy Transition for Indonesia Emas and Net Zero Emissions,” will be co-hosted by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) and Bappenas and organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH with other German-funded partners. The event will highlight the extensive German-Indonesian energy cooperation supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). Additionally, ISEW will provide a platform for stakeholder feedback to inform Indonesia’s Long- and Medium-Term National Development Plan in the energy sector.

Objective

ISEW 2024 aimed to achieve three primary objectives:

Facilitate high-level dialogues between Indonesian and German governments and ministries on global and national energy transitions.
Connect policymakers with the public, including civil society, academia, youth, and other non-energy stakeholders.
Raise awareness of viable technologies among the public, private sector, and communities.