Indonesia has identified clean hydrogen as one of the strategic initiatives for its energy transition, recognizing its potential as an energy carrier that can support the achievement of net zero emissions. To deepen the understanding of this emerging technology, this study assesses the readiness of green hydrogen development in Indonesia through a multi-stakeholder perspective combined with a technology readiness evaluation and insights from global developments. Based on stakeholder interviews across government, industry, academia, and energy institutions, this analysis identifies key enabling conditions and barriers for hydrogen deployment in the Indonesian context. This analysis indicates that the readiness level of green hydrogen technology in Indonesia has reached approximately technology readiness level (TRL) 5–TRL 6, suggesting that most initiatives remain at the pilot and demonstration stages. In addition, seven key factors influencing green hydrogen adoption were identified: infrastructure and technology, policy and regulation, finance, application sectors, public acceptance, standardization, and private sector participation. These results provide policy-relevant insights for accelerating hydrogen development and highlight priority areas for advancing Indonesia’s transition toward a low-carbon energy system.
Ramdhan et al. (Sat,) studied this question.