Seizing control of the energy transition: the tragedy of regional autonomy in energy transition policy

This book seeks to explain how the dominance of the Central Government, legitimized in the name of energy sovereignty and national interests, has centralized electricity-related matters across licensing, guidance, and supervision, causing the burden of ensuring integrity to accumulate at the center. The book also presents an analysis through seven major topics, ranging from the conflict between the paradigms of state monopoly and energy democracy to the centralization of energy affairs in the draft renewable energy bill

This book seeks to explain how the dominance of the Central Government, legitimized in the name of energy sovereignty and national interests, has centralized electricity-related matters across licensing, guidance, and supervision, causing the burden of ensuring integrity to accumulate at the center. The book also presents an analysis through seven major topics, ranging from the conflict between the paradigms of state monopoly and energy democracy; the centralization of energy affairs in the draft renewable energy bill; the narratives of energy-transition elites; and gaps in stakeholder perceptions, to the limited role of regional governments in the national energy transition plan.

About the Authors

Muhamad Saleh is currently a Law and Regulation Researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) and a Lecturer in Constitutional Law at Universitas Siber Muhammadiyah.