Indonesia is launching a program to make the country’s ports more environmentally friendly in an effort to reduce its carbon emissions and protect the marine ecosystem.

Environmentalists have urged against using incinerators as waste-to-energy power plants (PLTSa) to tackle garbage problem in cities across the country, saying that they would cause more environmental problems. Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) executive director Nur Hidayati said that such a method of burning trash could aggravate pollution as it releases harmful toxins into […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The next big challenge for palm oil growers is to go beyond curbing deforestation and look at how they can slash planet-warming emissions throughout their supply chains, the outgoing head of the industry’s watchdog said on Tuesday. The sector has come under scrutiny in recent years from green activists […]

Environmental watchdog Greenpeace Indonesia has responded to a statement from the Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) and the Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Association (Apkasindo) that called on the government to take firm action against Greenpeace, which they said was harming Indonesia’s economy. “To be clear, Greenpeace is not anti-palm oil, it is anti-deforestation,” Kiki Taufik, head of Greenpeace Indonesia Global […]

Gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) saw its net profit fall 87.6 percent year-on-year (yoy) to US$6.72 million in the first half of the year as a result of weak energy demand and government gas incentives. The publicly listed company’s revenue fell by 17.9 percent yoy to $1.47 billion in the January-June period, dropping […]

The Indonesian Geothermal Association (INAGA/ API) recently assessed the impact the current covid-19 situation and the weakening of the Indonesian rupiah could have on geothermal projects in Indonesia.

The Indonesian Geothermal Association (INAGA/ API) recently assessed the impact the current covid-19 situation and the weakening of the Indonesian rupiah could have on geothermal projects in Indonesia. In a statement INAGA Chair Priyandaru Effendi said that both investors and PT PLN (as offtaker) will be affected by the situation.

With an installed geothermal power generation capacity of 1,194 MW, the Province of West Java represents around 61% of the total installed geothermal capacity of Indonesia. The Jakarta Post reports this morning that the Province of West Java in Indonesia reached a $73 million non-tax revenue from the geothermal energy sector, according to the Energy […]

A number of institutions of the West Java Provincial government will start to utilize electric vehicles as official state transportation starting in 2023. It aligns with Presidential Instruction No.7/2022 overseeing the use of EVs as government official transport.

Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) – The West Nusa Tenggara provincial government is exploring cooperation opportunities with the Government of Denmark for adopting the application of renewable energy and waste management from the country. “At the moment, the West Nusa Tenggara government’s paradigm is to be open to investments and businesses. We are open to […]