The completion of seven big power plants and four power distribution projects have been delayed indefinitely due to the health crisis, causing power sector investment and plans to slow entering the second half. Seven of the delayed plants are coal-fired – contributing 74 percent of total capacity – but there is also one gas-fired and one […]

Oil and gas giant Pertamina, as a state-owned enterprise (SOE), continues to uphold the mandate of the Constitution to be a driver of the national economy to support the vision of creating an advanced Indonesia. National economic progress must be supported by strong and independent management of energy resources.

Eight Indonesian engineers were part of the team that discovered natural gas reserves off Turkey’s Black Sea coast. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced last week the discovery of the 320 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas. The gas field is expected to start operations in 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.

Renewable energy developer Quantum Power Asia agreed to advance a potential $5 billion plan to export electricity generated from solar in Indonesia to Singapore as the city-state attempts to accelerate its use of renewables and cut its reliance on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG).

A power manufacturer situated in South Korea is looking to fund a hydropower industry scheme in Central Java that would be the purchasers of coal first renewable energy partnership with Indonesia.  Korea South Power (KOSPO) is currently going through a practicality study to develop the 230-megawatt (MW) Maung hydropower industry in Banjarnegara, Central Java, having Indonesian […]

The presidential regulation draft for purchasing new and renewable electricity from state power company PLN is completed. In August, the discussions between ministries started to lead towards an agreement.”It is still being harmonized by the justice and human rights ministry,” Ida Nuryatin Finahari, director of geothermal energy at the energy and mineral resources ministry, said […]

It is never too late to do the right thing. The government is shortly to provide many incentives to investors in renewable energy power plants that will be detailed in a presidential regulation. This regulation has been long-awaited because many investors have been reluctant to put money into developing clean energy sources. As well as […]

Working closely with PT Rekayasa Industri, an Indonesia Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company and their customer, PT Supreme Energy, ABB is engineering, manufacturing, supplying, installing and commissioning a prefabricated gas-insulated substation (GIS), which will be delivered on-site fully assembled and factory-tested. “ABB Power Grids delivers fully integrated modular, preassembled solutions that support customer needs,” […]

ABB’s grid solution connects the new geothermal power plant near Rantau Dedap, located in a volcanic complex in a remote highland part of South Sumatra, far from the island’s main transmission system. The plant provides 220 megawatts of carbon-free electricity – enough to power almost 500,000 local homes. Working closely with PT Rekayasa Industri, an […]

While it was initially hamstrung by the niggling health crisis, Aboitiz Power Corporation indicated that it will still advance its planned investment expansion in the Southeast Asian region – specifically in Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar.