“Pelita Asa: Stories of Community, Climate Action, and a Just Energy Transition”

​Across Southeast Asia, the transition away from coal has implications that extend beyond changes in energy technologies. For coal-dependent communities, it also involves questions of livelihoods, environmental recovery, access to clean energy, and participation in decisions that shape the transition.

​Ensuring meaningful community participation is therefore an important element of a just energy transition. Community-led renewable energy initiatives can provide practical examples of how local actors contribute to the transition while addressing local energy needs.

​In this context, the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) will convene a documentary screening and discussion entitled: “Pelita Asa: Stories of Community, Climate Action, and a Just Energy Transition”.

​The documentary “Pelita Asa” presents the experience of communities in East Kalimantan that have developed and managed community-based solar systems, illustrating how communities can take an active role in shaping their own energy transition.

​The session will bring community perspectives into the regional just energy transition discussion, examine its social dimensions beyond technological change, and draw lessons from Indonesia for Southeast Asia.

​The screening will be followed by a moderated conversation, “Talk Session & Movie Screening: Just Energy Transition & Environmental Activism” with community voices and a policy discussant.