Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Minister Arifin Tasrif affirmed that the direction of the national energy policy going forward is energy transition from fossil fuels to clean energy to lower emissions and be environment friendly.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has stated that he will encourage the use of electric buses as a mode of public transport particularly in urban areas. The operator of TransJakarta plans to utilize electric buses which are environmentally friendly, he said during a discussion in Jakarta on Friday. However, the operator did […]

Green energy businesses and watchdogs are up in arms over the House of Representatives’ decision to add nuclear and “new” fossil fuel technologies into a landmark green energy bill.

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan took several participants of the G20 Urban 20 (U20) Summit on a tour of the city on TransJakarta electric buses and the Jakarta MRT. “We invite them to see a new side of Jakarta,” the governor remarked in the Dukuh Atas area here on Monday.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will invest US$3bn in energy projects ranging from oil refineries to infrastructure for electricity in Indonesia through a sovereign wealth fund set up by President Joko Widodo. The Emirati companies will be equity investors partnering with Indonesian state-owned and private companies. The deals include the Indonesian state-owned oil and natural […]

CAIRO: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed agreements with Indonesia companies Petramina and Chandra Asri in the petrochemical and gas sectors, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The deals included a sales agreement under which ADNOC will supply 528,000 tonnes of liquid petroleum gas (LPG) to Petramina by the end of 2020, WAM said.

State electricity company PLN’s unit Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB) is looking to begin construction of the $129 million Cirata floating solar power plant in West Java next year with support from Abu Dhabi-based renewables firm Masdar. The companies will kick off development of the 145 megawatt (MW) Cirata floating solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant next […]

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE’s) state-owned energy company Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will team up with state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to build liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage in Indonesia as part of the economic cooperation agreement signed during the visit of the UAE’s prince Syekh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to […]

COP26 president designate Alok Sharma has been on a three-day visit to Indonesia, as part of a tour of Southeast Asian countries, to discuss how the country can achieve net zero emissions and transition from coal power to renewable energy.

The United Kingdom has granted Indonesia 13 million pounds (US$16.3 million) to finance a plan to involve provincial administrations in developing renewable energy across the nation. The grant will finance the Indonesian government’s Low Carbon Development Initiative (LCDI) to improve efforts to reduce carbon emissions and help the country reap the benefits of renewable energy.