KATOWICE, Poland, Dec 11 2018 (IPS) – Although Indonesia has attained decent economic growth of over five percent in the last decade, in order to ensure sustainable growth in the future the switch to renewable energy (RE) will be critical, says the country’s government. “If we don’t focus on low carbon development, we cannot continue […]

South Sumatra is officially recorded to have geothermal energy potential of up to 2,095 Megawatts, equivalent to 10% of the total geothermal potential in the country of 29 Gigawatts. This potential, according to the ESDM Director of Geothermal Energy, Trisnaldi, must be worked on and the results prioritized to meet the electricity needs of the people […]

JAKARTA: Indonesia‘s Pertamina on Monday said it had appointed South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction and Hyundai Engineering & Construction as engineering and construction contractors for its Balikpapan refinery upgrade. The $4 billion project will be jointly undertaken by Indonesia’s PT Pembangunan Perumahan Tbk and Rekayasa Industri, Ignatius Tallulembang, director of large projects at the […]

December 5 (Renewables Now) – Finnish consulting and engineering firm Poyry Plc (HEL:POY1V) said on Monday it has entered into a three-year framework agreement for the development of various renewable energy projects in Indonesia, including hybrid schemes. The contract was awarded by PT Indonesia Power, a unit of state-owned power distributor PT PLN, and covers […]

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, but manages to fly well below the radar. World leaders are gathered this month in Katowice, Poland, for COP24, the most important global meeting on climate change since the 2015 UN Climate Conference in Paris. At the top of agenda: getting countries to agree on […]

The policy is expected to boost the installation of 1GW of PV systems. Indonesia will introduce a net metering scheme that will make sure residential, commercial and industrial PV installations are entitled to sell excess power to the grid, pv magazine reports. According to Ministerial Decree n.49 of 2018, the provisions will boost the installation […]

JAKARTA, Nov 30 (Reuters) – * Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has allocated 6.19 million kilolitre (KL) of unblended biodiesel for B20 programme in 2019, Renewable Energy Director General Rida Mulyana said on Friday. * The ministry has allocated the biodiesel to 18 fuel distribution companies to be blended and sold to users, the […]

With a new decree, the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has enabled the owners of residential, commercial and industrial rooftop PV systems to sell excess power to the grid. The government hopes the new provisions will result in around 1 GW of deployed PV capacity over the next three years. Doubts, however, have […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Developers will begin building a lithium battery project in Morowali, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, on Jan. 11, Coordinating Maritime Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday. The $4 billion project involves investors from South Korea, Japan and China, Pandjaitan told reporters, without naming the companies involved or providing further details on […]

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s renewable energy director general, Rida Mulyana, said on Wednesday that the government expected rooftop photovoltaic solar panels to produce 1 gigawatt (GW) of electricity nationwide within three years. On Nov. 16, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan issued Ministerial Regulation No 29/2018 on the use of electricity produced […]