Analysis: Indonesian coal mining sector in limbo amid regulation uncertainties – sources
Singapore — The fate of seven major Indonesian thermal coal producers is hanging in the balance amid government regulation uncertainties after a mining contract for one of the miners was revoked, stoking fears of a similar rejection for other contracts coming up for renewal in the next couple of years. According to local media reports, three […]
Analysis: Low gas prices not enough for Asia to move away from coal
Singapore — Record low global gas prices may have hit the appetite for coal in the Americas and in Europe, but it may do little to snatch away the fuel’s strong presence in Asia, thanks to the region’s limited scope to switch between fuels.
Argus Media: Indonesia coal exports rise in December
Indonesian coal exports rose sharply in December 2020, with shipments to China reaching an all-time high, Argus Media has reported. The increase took overall shipments for the last year to 407 million t, slightly higher than a government-set target for the year of 400 million t, although exports for the whole of 2020 fell on the year […]
As blackouts loom, Indonesia’s energy crisis underscores its addiction to coal
An abrupt ban on coal exports by the Indonesian government for the whole month of January, on fears of a domestic supply shortage, should be a wake-up call to hasten the country’s transition away from the fossil fuel, experts say.
As G20 chair, coal-heavy Indonesia sends mixed signals on green transition
Indonesia is using its stint as G20 president to push for more international funding for the green energy transition in developing nations – but analysts say Jakarta needs to back up its calls with more ambitious plans to cut emissions at home.
ASEAN Centre for Energy and World Coal Association strengthen joint commitments to clean coal in signing of memorandum of understanding
The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) and the World Coal Association (WCA) have today signed a 3 year MOU under the new leadership of both organisations, in recognition of the strategic importance of the ASEAN region.
Asean coal power plant construction falls
US-based climate group Global Energy Monitor reported that 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of new coal generation began in Asean in the first half of 2019, all of which was in Indonesia. Across Asean, 53.4GW of capacity is listed as at pre-construction stage but 69.6GW has been cancelled since 2015. Construction started on power stations with a capacity of […]
ASEAN countries start to shake off smokestack addiction
JAKARTA/BANGKOK/LONDON — Fossil fuel-reliant Southeast Asian nations have begun moving away from oil, coal and other polluting resources, swayed by a global push for decarbonization, with Indonesia’s state-owned public utility promising a full exit from coal in four decades.
Asia must quit ‘coal addiction’: UN chief
The UN chief on Saturday warned Asia to quit its “addiction” to coal, as climate change threatens hundreds of millions of people vulnerable to rising sea levels across the region. The warning follows fresh research this week predicting that several Asian megacities, including Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City and Mumbai, are at risk of extreme […]
Asia’s coal addiction puts chokehold on its air-polluted cities
Over the past year, the number of patients treated each day in the hospital unit where cardiologist Ade Imasanti Sapardan works in Indonesia’s capital has almost doubled to about 100. Sapardan, who sees up to 150 people every week, cites worsening air pollution as a major reason for the rise in patients seeking treatment in […]