Investment Coordinating Board chairman Thomas Lembong points to Indonesia’s “scariest macro-economic graphic,” showing an energy trade balance where oil and gas production keeps falling, fuel imports keep rising – and the country which was once the world’s largest exporter of liquified natural gas (LNG) becomes a net importer by 2020-21. “I can’t begin to tell […]

The vehicle charging stations will cater to the charging needs of electric buses, which are currently undergoing operational testing by Transjakarta. “We have communicated the matter with PT. Transjakarta, and are currently waiting for their latest report,” said PLN’s communication manager, Dita Artsana. Both the city administration and PT. Transjakarta are determined to conduct a […]

The Indonesian coal price reference (HBA) has continued to decline this month due to shrinking market demand to US$81.86 per ton, or a month-to-month (mtm) decrease of 7.86 percent. Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry spokesperson Agung Pribadi said that East and West Asian countries, especially China and India, were currently limiting their Indonesian coal […]

Indonesia plans to open up more sectors to foreign investors and reboot its stringent labor laws to become a regional manufacturing powerhouse rivaling Germany and South Korea, according to Industry Minister Airlangga Hartarto. President Joko Widodo’s government will rely on automotive, chemicals and electronics industries to push the contribution of manufacturing sector to 25 percent […]

[JAKARTA] An international team of environmental and financial experts claim in a report that contrary to declarations it made in 2013, the World Bank (WB) has been indirectly funding coal mining projects in Asia. According to the report, published this month (11 April),  the WB’s private-sector arm – the International Financial Corporation (IFC) – has […]

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can be used to monitor electricity transmission lines. This was the conclusion of trials conducted recently by Terra Drone Indonesia and Japan’s Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI). The demo was conducted using Terra Wing drone at PT PLN (Persero) main transmission unit (UIT) in East Java […]

The government set on Thursday the coal reference price at US$88.85 per ton in April, a 0.84 percent decrease from the $90.57 per ton set in the previous month. The change marks a further decrease of the coal price, which stood at $107.83 per ton in August last year. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry spokesperson […]

Indonesian steel manufacturer Ispat Indo and Nestlé Indonesia have pledged to do everything in their power to cut global warming through improving the efficiency of their cooling equipment, following recognition at the Sustainable Business Awards Indonesia. Ispat Indo won in the Best Cooling Efficiency section of the awards, organized by Global Initiatives. The new category […]

The Indonesian government is taking a firmer approach to control thermal coal production this year, to ensure the domestic market obligation, or DMO, requirement is met, Indonesian Coal Mining Association’s executive director Hendra Sinadia told S&P Global Platts. “This is the first time the government wants to closely control the production output, they have the […]

JAKARTA — With every tree felled and every piece of coal burned for energy, Indonesia is inching closer to its ecological tipping point. And once it passes that point, the country’s economy will greatly suffer, leading to an increase in poverty, a higher mortality rate and lower human development. That’s the conclusion of a new […]