From Policy to Practice: Scalable clean cooking solutions for Indonesia

Indonesia’s subsidized 3-kg LPG cylinder program has expanded clean cooking access, but it now faces growing pressures with subsidies used by households across all income groups, rather than being targeted to the poorest. As a result, the fiscal burden is rising, driven by growing LPG imports. and many low-income and remote households still struggle with unreliable access and continued reliance on firewood use.

The Government of Indonesia has been exploring a range of pathways, including induction stoves, dimethyl ether, and city gas. Each comes with its own economic, fiscal, and environmental implications. Drawing on national data, detailed subsidy modelling, and fieldwork with 100 households in Bali and Solo, a new study by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), finds that induction cooking is the strongest non-fossil option for on-grid households, while DME and city gas face major cost, infrastructure, and long-term sustainability constraints.

Join us for a focused discussion on how these findings can transform Indonesia’s clean-cooking transition. Co-hosted by IISD and BRIN, this event will bring together policymakers, experts, civil society, and media to explore the policy reforms, investment needs, and implementation strategies required to deliver scalable, sustainable clean-cooking solutions for all.

Agenda

Opening Remarks

Agus Eko Nugroho, Head of the Research, Organization for Governance, Economics, and Public Welfare, National Research and Innovation Agency

Achmad Zacky Ambadar, Lead Electric Mobility and Indonesia Energy, IISD

Presentation of Study Findings

Maxensius Tri Sambodo, Senior Researcher, The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

Discussion on Study Findings

Maxensius Tri Sambodo, Senior Researcher, BRIN

Herman Darnel Ibrahim, Chairman of the Expert Council, Indonesian Renewable Energy Society

Ririn Rachmawardini, Executive Vice President, Commercial Product Development, PT PLN (Persero)

Shruti Sharma, Lead, Affordable Energy & India Program, IISD

Q&A 

Closing Remarks

Umi Karomah Yaumidin, Head of the Research Center for Behavioral and Circular Economics, National Research and Innovation Agency