Jakarta (ANTARA) –  Managing Director of Operations at World Bank  Axel van Trotsenburg  expressed his support for Indonesia’s energy transition during a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on Tuesday, held on the sidelines of the Business 20 (B20) Summit in Bali.

DENPASAR: When world leaders arrive for the G20 summit in Bali, they will be picked up by electric vehicles in a symbolic move showcasing Indonesia’s commitment to energy transition.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) has signed three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) on cooperation with several domestic and international stakeholders, including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for supporting the energy transition mechanism (ETM).

Jakarta (ANTARA) – PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) expressed readiness to increase the geothermal power plant (GPP) capacity in South Sumatra in a bid to support the realization of net zero emission (NZE) in Indonesia.

State-owned electricity firm PT PLN has officially aborted the plan to migrate LPG stoves to electric stoves. Darmawan Prasodjo, the company’s president director said the program cancellation was aimed at maintaining public convenience during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

PT Kereta Api Indonesia or KAI installed solar panels at Gambir Station and the Jakarta Railway Center (JRC) building, with 40.5 kWp and 40 kWp capacities, respectively. The state-run railway company said that the use of solar panels can save electricity costs by 10%.

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.

The SOEs Ministry inaugurated PLN as a holding company with four subsidiaries—or sub-holding—as part of the company’s restructuring, today, September 21. The launching event was held in Jakarta.

The Indonesian government is trying to bring in more investment into the green sector with incentives and less red tape, as the coal-reliant country seeks to transition to renewables.

Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry is considering providing subsidies for the cost of converting fuel-based vehicles to electric vehicles in order to accelerate the mass use of battery-based vehicles in the country.