ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL STUDY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY GOVERNANCE IN KONAWE REGENCY SOUTHEAST SULAWESI

Abstrak

This study aims to analyse renewable energy governance in Southeast Sulawesi, focusing on the authority relations between the central and regional governments from a social, political, and environmental perspective. This research is novel in its analytical approach, integrating perspectives from environmental politics, energy governance, and the relationship between central and regional authorities in the context of renewable energy development at the district level. Through a qualitative approach using in-depth interviews, document studies, and field observations, this study found that the central government's authority remains dominant, particularly in the areas of licensing, regulatory establishment, and technical standards. In contrast, regional governments tend to play a role in facilitation, potential mapping, and local program implementation. However, the lack of policy synchronisation and weak coordination across levels of government pose obstacles to accelerating renewable energy development. From a social and political perspective, the interests of local stakeholders and the dynamics of central-regional relations also shape the direction of energy policy. From an environmental perspective, renewable energy development is considered to have the potential to reduce ecological pressures, but requires data-driven planning and strong oversight. This study concludes that renewable energy governance in Southeast Sulawesi requires clearer harmonisation of authority, strengthening of regional capacity, and the establishment of adaptive collaboration mechanisms to ensure sustainability and equity in the energy transition.

Kata kunci

• Environmental Political Study On Renewable Energy Governance
• Governance
• environmental political
• renewable energy