A Review of Energy Community Innovation and Local Resources Utilization in Indonesia

Abstract

Various efforts have been carried out to achieve national electrification targets in Indonesia. However, electrification in remote areas encounters several obstacles related to the high investment costs, lack of infrastructure and demand volatility. The local stakeholders are actively conducting energy projects through the energy community. This paper gathers the latest articles regarding energy community innovation and resource utilization in Indonesia. The review process is focused on the study that highlighted the rural and the remote area. We mapped out the research and innovation carried out by the energy community. We review the report and latest articles indexed by Scopus and SINTA. Based on our review, the energy community in Indonesia optimizes local resources and utilizes waste. Energy innovations are not only related to electrification but also to food storage and processing. The energy Community also actively making continuous improvement to solve local problems.