Is market overestimating Indonesia’s ability to continue thermal coal supply for export market?
The economy of Indonesia is one of the largest in Southeast Asia with gross domestic product (GDP) of more than one trillion dollars, and coal has been at the heart of the nation’s energy policies for over four decades now. With total reserves of about 37 billion tonnes — more than 3 per cent of […]
Hundreds protest pollution from coal-fired power plant in Indonesian village
Hundreds of people in this city in central Java staged a protest last week demanding a meaningful solution to a long-running air pollution problem caused by ash from a coal-fired power plant. The protesters, from the village of Winong in Cilacap district, gathered outside the district environment agency office on Sept. 30 to call for […]
Coal remains main source of energy in Southeast Asia
The energy multinational Wood Mackenzie said in a recent study that coal would remain a major fuel source in Southeast Asia for years to come, its use expected to peak only in 2027. The Indonesian government has set a target of generating 23 percent of its power from renewable sources but has achieved only 12 […]
2,000-MW Indonesian coal-fired plant may be operational next year
What some are calling the largest coal-fired power plant in Indonesia should begin commercial operations in 2020, officials said. The 2,000-MW Batang power plant is nearly completed, an official with Adaro Power told the Jakarta Post. The project is being built to deal with Indonesia’s looming electricity shortage, according to the company. Indonesia government authorities […]
Indonesia makes concerted efforts to curb coal usage
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar acknowledged she had coordinated with Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Ignasius Jonan on Indonesia’s efforts to curtail the use of coal for electricity. “I have spoken with Minister Ignasius Jonan on the efforts to reduce the amount of coal used in Indonesia,” Minister Bakar […]
Can Southeast Asia Ditch Coal?
The world’s dirtiest fossil fuel is in decline from the United States to western Europe. But in Southeast Asia coal has found one of its final frontiers: last year it was the only region where coal’s share of power generation grew. Yet the growing urgency of the climate crisis and increasingly affordable renewable power could help catalyze […]
‘Coal is still king’ in Southeast Asia even as countries work toward cleaner energy
Coal is still a dominant fuel in the rapidly growing economies of Southeast Asia, even amid a general global move toward cleaner energy sources, data from several recent reports show. “The narrative surrounding coal has been pessimistic across the world. This will result in the gradual slowdown of new coal-fired capacity in Southeast Asia,” said Jacqueline Tao, […]
Geo Energy acquires majority stake in 2 Indonesia coal mines for US$25m
COAL producer Geo Energy Resources has acquired a majority stake in two South Sumatra coal mines for US$25 million. It will buy PT Titan Global Energy (TGE) from PT Titan Infra Energy (TIE) and its affiliate, PT Jaya Utama Indonesia (JUI), giving Geo Energy a 51 per cent stake in producing coal mines PT Bara Anugrah […]
Coal on the Javan Coast
Indonesia is experiencing a coal power boom, particularly on Java, the most populous island in the world. One of the dozens of planned plants, Java 7, will be operational by October, and its construction has already left some communities questioning the wisdom of the development amid an emerging opposition to coal expansion nationwide. Residents in […]
Indonesians file petition against Korea’s public banks to block coal power project
On August 29, citing health and environmental concerns, Indonesian plaintiffs filed a petition to Seoul’s district court for an injunction against Korean public banks to stop financing a proposed 2,000-megawatt (MW) coal power expansion. The Jawa Units 9 and 10 are coal-fired power plant units planned to be built near Jakarta. These units are slated […]