From Darkness to Light: Energy Security Assessment in Indonesia's Power Sector
Maxensius Tri Sambodo, author
Date of publication:
2016
Publisher:
ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute
Number of pages:
194
Code:
ENERGY9
Soft Cover
ISBN: 9789814695473
Reviews
Peter McCawley. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 2017.
.... The broad approach that Sambodo takes is welcome from several points of view. First, it reminds us that a knowledge of economic history is useful in considering current public policy issues. Many of the challenges that policy makers in the electric power sector in Indonesia face today reflect decisions taken and practices successively introduced into the industry over the past century.
.... This book is a valuable contribution to the international literature on energy security in developing countries. This is especially so since it is written from the point of view of an observer who has extensive field experience in Indonesia. Further, the topic of strengthening energy security is an extremely important one. And it is not clear that the current discourse in industrialised countries, which places much emphasis on the importance of environmental goals, pays sufficient attention to the need for adequate and secure supplies of affordable energy in developing countries. This sobering survey of the challenges in Indonesia by Max Sambodo will help bring balance to the international discussion of the issues."
About the publication
This book aims to assess multidimensional aspects of energy security in the electricity sector. There are few academic literature that assess regulation and governance, availability, technology development and efficiency, environmental sustainability, and affordability dimension comprehensively. This book demonstrates how these dimensions are interconnected.
The publication of this book comes at a timely moment when the Indonesian government needs to provide electricity access to more than 60 million people, to speed up electrification ratio outside Java, to reduce electricity subsidy, and to promote green power system. Moving from darkness to light, Indonesia needs to strengthen regulation and governance as a basis to elevate other dimensions to move forward.
The publication of this book comes at a timely moment when the Indonesian government needs to provide electricity access to more than 60 million people, to speed up electrification ratio outside Java, to reduce electricity subsidy, and to promote green power system. Moving from darkness to light, Indonesia needs to strengthen regulation and governance as a basis to elevate other dimensions to move forward.
Contents
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From Darkness to Light: Energy Security Assessment in Indonesia's Power Sector
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Preliminary pages
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1. Introduction
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2. A Historical Overview of the Electricity Sector
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3. Electricity Production and Consumption: Boom and Bust
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4. Economic Crisis and Its Impact on the Power Sector
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5. Electricity and Economic Growth
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6. Electricity and the Environment
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7. The Rural Electricity Programme in Indonesia
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8. Conclusion
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Index
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About the Author
