In response to the expressed interest of the Government of Indonesia to use modelling tools to inform sustainable development policies, the UNDP and UNDESA conducted a scoping mission to Jakarta. The objective of the workshop was to meet with prospective project stakeholders and assess potential scope and aim of a CLEWs capacity development project. Bilateral meetings were held with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture, the National Energy Council and the Oil Palm Estate Fund. During the missions the UN team discussed current policy needs and priorities with the participating institutions; their interest in a CLEWs project; the current use of models and quantitative analyses to support policy formulation within the government; and challenges of the country, such as data availability, modelling capacities and inter-institutional coordination. During the meetings, the participating institutions confirmed interest in the project and agreed the planning to reach the Government’s National Renewable Energy Plan was a priority. A CLEWs project will be developed to support the analysis of renewable electricity generation and biofuels.