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Putra Adhiguna
Born
Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupations
  • Energy Analyst
  • Columnist
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Known forEnergy transition analyst in Southeast Asia

Putra Adhiguna is an Indonesian analyst and advisor specializing in energy transition, with a focus on Southeast Asia. He serves as the managing director of the Energy Shift Institute, an Asia-focused energy finance think tank, which he co-founded in 2024.[2] Prior to this, he led the Asia energy technology research at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a US-based think tank.[3]

His perspectives on the energy sector have been regularly featured in major news outlets in the region. Topics include gas investments in Southeast Asia[4], Singapore’s clean energy imports[5], and regional green energy cooperation in ASEAN.[6]

Early life and education

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Putra graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung.[7] He later obtained a Master’s in Public Policy from The London School of Economics and Political Science.[8]

Career

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While at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), he authored and co-authored publications on key energy transition topics in Southeast Asia[9]. He later co-founded the Energy Shift Institute.[10]

His research expertise spans various aspects of the energy transition, including identifying key enablers and challenges for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology[11], critical transition minerals sourcing and related industrial developments [12], as well as key factors driving Indonesia’s energy transition.[13][14]

His research has been cited in publications such as the International Energy Agency (IEA) report on Enhancing Indonesia’s Power System,[15] RAND Corporation report on China’s Role in the Global Development of Critical Resources,[16] and an article in Communications Earth & Environment, a journal in the Nature portfolio, titled The viability of co-firing biomass waste to mitigate coal plant emissions in Indonesia.[17]

He contributed as part of the team of international peer reviewers for the IEA report titled An Energy Sector Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions in Indonesia [18]. His insights and contribution were also acknowledged in the International Institute for Sustainable Development publication, Boom and Bust: The fiscal implications of fossil fuel phase-out in six large emerging economies.[19]

Viewpoints and research

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Carbon Capture and Storage

Putra’s research on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology outlined that the technology will not be easily deployed in cost-sensitive regions such as Southeast Asia.[20] More affluent countries, such as Singapore and Japan, may seek to export their carbon dioxide emissions to countries capable of providing storage locations[21] but he emphasized that such activities will require stringent standards with clear long term liability agreements.[22][23]

Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition

His research on critical minerals primarily focused on nickel development and the battery and electric vehicle industry.[12] He has emphasized the need for more ambitious industrial developments to further enhance the role of producing countries in the battery and electric vehicle value chain.[24] Putra has raised concerns about the social and environmental standards associated with nickel development in Indonesia, including its implications for indigenous populations[25] and the potential use of forced labor[26]. He has underscored the need to conduct transparent assessments and implement improvements in these areas in his interviews with BBC News[25] and Voice of America.[26]

His expertise on critical minerals in Southeast Asia is demonstrated from his interviews featured in prominent international publications such as The New York Times,[27] Barron’s,[28] NPR,[29] The Straits Times,[30] Channel News Asia,[31] and Bloomberg news.[32]

Geopolitics of U.S., China and Southeast Asia’s Energy Transition

Following Donald Trump's election as President of the United States in 2024, Putra has shared his views on its potential impact of U.S. politics toward the Southeast Asia’s energy transition in Asia's prominent news outlet, Nikkei Asia.[33]

In separate publications featured in China's major news outlets, Caixin and China Daily he argued that Trump's rise to power could create a larger role for China in Southeast Asia's energy transition.[34][35] Previously, he commented in Xinhua News on how China's coal provinces and their rapid industrial development toward clean energy could inspire coal-reliant economies to transition to greener industries.[36]

Indonesia’s Energy Transition

Putra's research has outlined the key enablers and challenges in Indonesia’s energy transition.[13] This includes highlighting the considerations for the use of biomass to generate electricity on his research at IEEFA[14] and interviews with Reuters[37] and International Monetary Fund Finance & Development Magazine.[38] He has also shared his views on Indonesia’s role in the climate and energy transition in international events held by the University of Maryland[39] in College Park and United States - Indonesia Society in Washington DC.[40]

His views on the use of biomass and nuclear energy in Indonesia have been featured in Channel News Asia’s documentaries titled “Power to the People – Bioenergy”[41] and “Insight - Will Indonesia Go Nuclear”.[42][43]

His work while at IEEFA covering the plan for the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) for Indonesia’s power generation[44] has been cited by Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) report on its Corruption Vulnerability Assessment (Kajian kerentanan korupsi) for the sector.[45]

Putra has also emphasized the need to transition to greener energy in the Indonesian archipelago, as outlined in an Associated Press article.[46] He has also outlined the need to optimize international assistance such as the US$20 billion funding by U.S. and its allies[47][48][49] and anticipate energy consumption growth and emissions in new sectors such as the data centers.[50]

Other activities

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Columnist

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In October 2024, Putra became a regular columnist on energy-related topics for Kompas.com.[51]

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References

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  1. ^ "Authors". theconversation.com.
  2. ^ "Hilirisasi nikel dari bahan mentah menuju industri masa depan". nasional.kompas.com. October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Putra Adhiguna". ieefa.org.
  4. ^ "Gas investments in South-east Asia undermine green energy, climate push: Report". The Straits Times. 2024-05-30. Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  5. ^ "ST Explains: What does S'pore's more ambitious clean import targets mean for energy transition?". The Straits Times. 2024-09-15. Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  6. ^ "ASEAN urged to speed up green energy transition". China Daily HK. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  7. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber. "Lestari Awards 2024 Resmi Umumkan Dewan Juri". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  8. ^ "Alumni MPP Putra Adhiguna". lse.ac.uk.
  9. ^ Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. "Putra Adhiguna".
  10. ^ SEA Information Platform for the Energy Transition. "Defining Transition Finance: A Dialogue with Putra Adhiguna on Southeast Asias "Energy Shift"".
  11. ^ "Carbon capture in the Southeast Asian market context: sorting out the myths and realities in cost-sensitive markets". ieefa.org. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  12. ^ a b "0.4% of global battery production capacity: Indonesia's battery and EV developments are far out of step with its nickel exploitation promise". Energy Shift Institute. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  13. ^ a b "Indonesia Wants to go Greener but PLN is Stuck with Excess Capacity from Coal-Fired Power Plants". ieefa.org. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  14. ^ a b "Indonesia's biomass cofiring bet: Beware of implementation risks". ieefa.org. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  15. ^ "Enhancing Indonesia's Power System – Analysis". International Energy Agency. 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  16. ^ LaTourrette, Tom; Helmus, Todd C.; Chindea, Irina A. (2022-11-07). China's Role in the Global Development of Critical Resources: Case Studies in Coal Power, Electricity Transmission, and Seabed Mining (Report). RAND Corporation.
  17. ^ Squire, Claire V.; Lou, Jiehong; Hilde, Thomas C. (2024-08-10). "The viability of co-firing biomass waste to mitigate coal plant emissions in Indonesia". Communications Earth & Environment. 5 (1): 1–14. doi:10.1038/s43247-024-01588-0. ISSN 2662-4435.
  18. ^ "An Energy Sector Roadmap to Net Zero Emissions in Indonesia – Analysis". International Energy Agency. 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  19. ^ "Boom and Bust: The fiscal implications of fossil fuel phase-out in six large emerging economies". International Institute for Sustainable Development. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  20. ^ "Widespread adoption of carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies in South East Asia remains highly unlikely". Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  21. ^ "Singapore, Japan sign agreement to collaborate on carbon capture and storage tech". The Straits Times. 2024-08-21. Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  22. ^ "Japan cannot make CO2 disappear just by exporting it". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  23. ^ Post, The Jakarta. "New rules set to kick-start Japanese CO2 exports to RI - Regulations". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  24. ^ "Hilirisasi Nikel, dari Bahan Mentah Menuju Industri Masa Depan". Kompas. 2024-10-21.
  25. ^ a b "Pertambangan nikel: Nasib masyarakat adat O'Hongana Manyawa di sekitar rantai pasok Tesla di Halmahera". BBC News Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  26. ^ a b "Amerika Serikat Masukkan Nikel Indonesia ke "Daftar Pekerja Paksa"". VOA Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2024-10-10. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  27. ^ "How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy (Published 2023)". The New York Times. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  28. ^ GORBIANO, Marchio. "Indonesia Bets On SE Asia's First Battery Plant To Become EV Hub". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  29. ^ "A lead candidate for president of Indonesia could increase deforestation and coal use". NPR. 2024-03-12.
  30. ^ "Indonesia set to become EV battery battleground". The Straits Times. 2023-05-31. Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  31. ^ "Indonesia's industrialisation has fallen short of its regional peers: Analyst". CNA. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  32. ^ "Indonesia's Fixer-in-Chief Bows Out as Prabowo Takes the Helm". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  33. ^ "How Trump might shake up Southeast Asia's clean energy transition". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  34. ^ "Commentary: Will a Trump Presidency Give China a Bigger Role in Southeast Asia's Energy Transition? - Caixin Global". Caixin Global. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  35. ^ 孙汝. "What close Sino-Indonesian collaboration could mean". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  36. ^ "China's major coal producing province provides inspiration for global energy transition". Xinhua. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  37. ^ "FEATURE-Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green power". Reuters. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  38. ^ "Indonesia's Solar Future". IMF. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  39. ^ "Indonesia's Climate Future: Land, Energy, and Governance: An Open Forum Discussion | Center for Global Sustainability". University of Maryland. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  40. ^ Administrator (2024-08-09). "USINDO Special Open Forum Discussion Indonesia's Climate Future". USINDO. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  41. ^ "Power To The People - Bioenergy". CNA. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  42. ^ "Insight 2022/2023 - S1E26: Will Indonesia Go Nuclear?". CNA. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  43. ^ "It's 'reliable' and low-carbon. Will nuclear energy be the right fit for Indonesia's future?". CNA. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  44. ^ "Indonesia's small-scale LNG power plant conversion - A triple hit for PGN?". Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analaysis. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  45. ^ "Kerentanan Korupsi Program Gasifikasi Pembangkit Listrik PT PLN". KPK (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  46. ^ "Indonesia signs deals to accelerate clean energy transition". AP News. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  47. ^ Ballard, Ed; Emont, Jon (2022-11-15). "U.S., Allies Announce $20 Billion Package to Wean Indonesia Off Coal". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  48. ^ "Despite billions to get off coal, why is Indonesia still building new coal plants?". NPR. 2023-02-05.
  49. ^ Rahim, Saqib (2023-11-07). "The West wants to help developing countries transition to renewables. It's off to a rocky start". Grist. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  50. ^ "Indonesia's emissions surge as Asia seeks more energy-intensive data centres". South China Morning Post. 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  51. ^ "Kolom Putra Adhiguna". kompas.com.
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