Putra Adhiguna
Born1984
OccupationManaging Director of Energy Shift Institute[1]
Known forAnalyst in energy transition economics

Putra Adhiguna is a chief analyst, advisor and educator in energy transition economics, technology and policy based in Indonesia. He is the managing director of Energy Shift Institute, an Asia-focused energy finance thinktank that he co-founded in 2024[2]. Prior to this, he led the Asia energy technology research at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, a US-based thinktank[3].


Early life and education

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Putra graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung. He later attended the Business Leadership Development Program at Texas A&M University[4] and obtained a Master’s in Public Policy from The London School of Economics and Political Science[5]. He started his career in the oil, gas and geothermal sectors with career spanning across various functions and geographies.

Viewpoints and research

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At the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, he authored and co-authored several publications on various subjects related to energy transition, including electric vehicles, renewables, liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, biomass, and broader energy transition policies[6].

He later co-founded the Energy Shift Institute to focus more attention on Southeast and East Asia’s transition, aiming to provide more “views from within” and exploring the nuances of emerging markets in the region. His perspectives are widely sought by various stakeholders from both the public and private sectors, as well as the media[7].

Publications

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He has covered a wide range of subjects, including electric mobility, critical minerals, coal-to-clean transition and carbon capture and storage.

Putra’s views on energy transition have been featured in a various publications such as Antara, The Straits Times, South China Morning Post, Nikkei, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal[8].

Columnist

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Since October 2024, Putra join as a regular columnist as an expert in energy and economics on Kompas.com[9].

Other activities

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Putra also regularly invited as a speaker and guest in an environment, economics and energy meetings[10].

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References

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  1. ^ "Authors". theconversation.com.
  2. ^ "Hilirisasi nikel dari bahan mentah menuju industri masa depan". nasional.kompas.com. October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Putra Adhiguna". ieefa.org.
  4. ^ "Putra Adhiguna and Christina Ng". asian-power.com.
  5. ^ "Alumni MPP Putra Adhiguna". lse.ac.uk.
  6. ^ Khairunnisa Amani, Natasha (August 21, 2023). "Penerapan energi bersih Indonesia kalah jauh dibanding India China dan Vietnam". liputan6.com.
  7. ^ "AmCham Update Vol. 5 #99". amcham.or.id. September 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Indah Savitri, Putu (February 9, 2024). "Analis energi menilai kapasitas produksi baterai perlu ditingkatkan". antaranews.com.
  9. ^ "Kolom Putra Adhiguna". kompas.com.
  10. ^ "Lestari Summit 2024". lestari.kgmedia.id.