JAKARTA :Indonesia, the world’s biggest palm oil biodiesel user, is now working to introduce bioethanol mandates for gasoline to further cut fuel imports and carbon emissions, but it will first have to secure more bio feedstock and solve thorny technical problems.

US-based nuclear company ThorCon has signed an agreement with the Indonesia’s Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (Bapeten) to officially start a safety, security, & safeguards (3S) consultation in preparation for licensing the 500 MW demonstration NPP. The agreement was signed during a Bapeten Executive Meeting on NPP licensing.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) is eyeing to establish a partnership with the Philippines in the downstream sector of electric vehicle, or EV, production. Kadin chairman Arsjad Rasjid said that Indonesia has the world’s largest nickel reserves. The cooperation between the neighboring nations leads the electric vehicle ecosystem in ASEAN and […]

Jakarta (ANTARA) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has emphasized the importance of cheap energy sources in supporting sustainable economic growth, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said at the Presidential Palace here on Tuesday. “Mr. President asked what factors that can make us have a sustainable economy, one of which is cheap energy,” he informed.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government has prepared a number of Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (SPKLU) along the Trans Java Toll Road, which is the main Eid homecoming or mudik route.

Jakarta-based exploration and production company Indonesia Energy Corp. Ltd. (IEC) sees potential gas production starting next year from its Kruh-28 well on the island of Sumatra.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government is aiming for the use of solar energy at 31 public facilities in the capital city in a bid to support energy efficiency and eco-friendliness in 2023. “Five of these public facilities are schools in Jakarta’s five regions,” stated Head of the Jakarta Manpower, Transmigration, and Energy Office Andri Yansyah on […]

Jakarta. The senior diplomats of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea on Tuesday had talks of attracting Indonesian investors, particularly the state-owned enterprises or SOEs, into Port Moresby.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk (PGE) has prepared a capital expenditure (capex) budget of US$250 million in 2023. PGE Finance Director Nelwin Aldriansyah noted in a statement obtained here Tuesday that the 2023 capital expenditure budget rose 316.67 percent year-on-year (yoy) as compared to only US$60 million recorded in the previous year.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The construction of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations (SPKLU) and public EV battery swapping stations (SPBKLU) needs to be improved to support electric motorcycle development in Indonesia, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has said.