Abstract
Indonesia comprises a vast geographic region where a noticeable imbalanced of resource allocations have been impacting a significant disparity amongst regions. Some research has been conducted to measure income inequality in Indonesia, however, there was no study has been done to measure energy usage disparities in Indonesian case, specifically in the provincial level. This study proposes to investigate the disparities of energy usage levels specifically in energy intensity amongst 33 provinces in Indonesia from 2010-2015 by employing several indicators including Kernel Density Estimator, Gini Coefficient, Theil Index, Atkinson Index, and the Coefficient of Variation. The results capture the existence of a convergence process in energy usage across the 33 provinces in Indonesia during 2010 and 2015. Overall, this study concludes that energy efficiency process in Indonesia has been improved over the study period.Keywords: Energy Efficiency, Disparities, Energy Intensity, Indonesia JEL Classifications: Q43, O13, O11DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.8808
Highlights
Indonesia comprises a vast geographic region where a noticeable imbalanced of resource allocations have been impacting a significant disparity amongst regions (Tadjoeddin et al, 2001)
This study concludes that energy efficiency process in Indonesia has been improved over the study period
This study proposes to analyses the disparities of energy usage levels in energy intensity amongst 33 provinces in Indonesia from 2010 to 2015
Summary
Indonesia comprises a vast geographic region where a noticeable imbalanced of resource allocations have been impacting a significant disparity amongst regions (Tadjoeddin et al, 2001). The evolution of a reduction in energy intensity disparities amongst regions represent a convergence to more apparent energy efficiency and conservation (Duro et al, 2010). Since the reform era and decentralization process started in 2000s, the western region (including Java-Bali and Sumatera) of Indonesia has been richer than the central (including Kalimantan and Sulawesi) and eastern regions (including Maluku, Nusa Tenggara and Papua). These illustrations of disparities in Indonesia have varied overtime. Many central government policies lately have corroborated to expand and revitalize the Eastern region of Indonesia (Bappenas, 2017) to minimize income disparities.
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