Bangladesh is seeking more cooperation with Indonesia in the energy sector, especially for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to support its growing industrial sector, Bangladeshi State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said in Jakarta on Wednesday. “We have a number of gas fields, but [the gas] has begun to deplete, so […]

A surge in coal prices is driving a wave of bank loans to miners in Indonesia, the world’s fifth-largest coal producer and top exporter.

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) has prepared several scenarios for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, as part of climate change mitigation efforts, National Development Planning Minister, Suharso Monoarfa, disclosed on Tuesday.

The MoU was signed yesterday in Ancol, North Jakarta, by the head of Batan, Anhar Riza Antariksawan, and the acting director of Indonesia Power, Ahsin Sidqi. The scope of the cooperation covered by the MoU includes a feasibility study on the use of nuclear energy for power plants, as well as the potential use of thorium, uranium […]

PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (NSHE) might delay the completion of the Rp 22 trillion (US$1.5 billion) Batang Toru hydropower plant (PLTA) in North Sumatra because of manpower issues.

Jakarta. The Batang Toru Hydroelectric Power Plant will play a key part in fulfilling Indonesia’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide under the Paris Agreement. The largest economy in Southeast Asia has committed to slash its carbon dioxide emissions by 29 percent by 2030, or even up to 41 percent if it receives technological assistance and […]

In October 2017, the first low-temperature geothermal demonstration power plant was successfully commissioned in Lahendong/ Tomohon, North Sulawesi. The construction and operation of the geothermal power plant is a joint study carried out between the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education with the German […]

Over the last 14 years, Indonesia’s biodiesel policy has accelerated the transition from fossil-based energy to cleaner energy, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said.

(Bloomberg) — BlackRock Inc. has challenged Korea Electric Power Corp. over plans to invest in new coal-fired power plants in Vietnam and Indonesia. The world’s top asset manager raised concerns over “several controversial coal projects” with a South Korean utility, including in meetings in the first quarter, it said in a report last month. BlackRock “contacted […]

PT Medco Power Indonesia has secured working capital funding of around $28 million for its Blawan Ijen geothermal project in Indonesia, a joint project with Ormat Technologies.