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Ethics and Energy Transition: An Analysis of Coal-Fired Power Plant Retirement Plans for a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

Authors
Joash Tapiheru1, 5, Yudistira Hendra Permana2, 5, *, Marsudi Triatmodjo3, 5, Muhammad Jibril3, 5, Yano Surya Pradana4, 5, Nigel Abdullah3, 5
1Faculty of Social and Political Science, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
3Faculty of Law, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
4Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
5Center for Energy Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: yudistira_hp@ugm.ac.id
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Yudistira Hendra Permana
Available Online 26 December 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-944-5_29How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Early Retirement; Coal-Fired Power Plants; Energy Transition; Energy Ethics; Energy Policy
Abstract

This article critically analyses and evaluates Indonesia’s early-retirement plans for coal-fired power plants (CFPPs), focusing at Cirebon 1 and Pelabuhan Ratu power plants. Retiring CFPPs early is not merely a technical exercise but part of the economic and political dynamics driving the energy-transition agenda. The study uncovers anomalies in these plans, including regulatory misalignment, counter-productive policies, and shortcomings in both the governance of and the implications for early retirement. Using an energy-ethics lens, the study foregrounds how early CFPP retirement affects a just energy transition and whether the policy can deliver lasting benefits to the public and the environment. A mixed-methods design integrates cross-disciplinary insights from technical, legal, economic and socio-political angles to unravel the complexities of Indonesia’s CFPP retirement plans.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Toward Energy Transition and Net-Zero Emission (ICOSE 2025)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Sustainable Development
Publication Date
26 December 2025
ISBN
978-94-6463-944-5
ISSN
3005-155X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-944-5_29How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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