JAKARTA/HANOI, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Plans to reduce the use of coal in Indonesia and Vietnam with financial support from Western donors face teething problems, which could have implications for the prospects of richer countries helping poorer ones shift to cleaner energy.

Jakarta – Indonesia slashed carbon emissions targets for its power sector by 2030 and pledged to boost the share of renewable energy in a roadmap it released on Wednesday as it seeks to wean itself off coal.  

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, has called for the use of hydropower to accelerate Indonesia’s energy transition and achieve net zero emissions (NZE) by 2060.

VIRACHEY NATIONAL PARK, CAMBODIA – Vines, wrapped around the charred skeleton of a logging truck, seem to drag it deeper into the wilderness, with monsoonal rains having rusted the blackened vehicle.

Southeast Asian countries need much more funding to meet their energy transition goals, and blended financing is key, speakers at the Singapore International Energy Week conference said.

PT Pertamina (Persero) is deepening its collaboration with SINOPEC, a Chinese state-owned energy company, to expedite its commitment to energy transition and bolster global business development.

JAKARTA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Indonesia launched on Tuesday its investment plan to mobilise $20 billion in financing pledged by global lenders led by the United States and Japan to accelerate its power sector decarbonisation and called for immediate fund disbursement.

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic will visit Jakarta to further cooperation and collaboration with Indonesia on battery technologies and electric vehicles.

Jakarta. Russia is offering to work with Indonesia on nuclear power generators while saying that the cooperation can range from possible financing to workforce development.

The Governments of the Philippines and the USA signed an “Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy” also known as a Section 123 Agreement, on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in San Francisco, California. The US insists that countries seeking to trade nuclear power goods and services must sign […]