Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A multibillion-dollar and flagship coal gasification project in South Sumatra might do more harm than good for Indonesia's economy, the latest Institute for En

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – PT Bumi Resources, Indonesia's top coal miner by output, has been saved by the bell as its subsidiary has secured a 10-year permit extension over a concession

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity giant PLN has booked trillions of rupiah in losses so far this year due to lower energy demand and a weak rupiah exchange rate during t

Yunindita Prasidya and Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has reaffirmed its plans to issue a presidential regulation (Perpres) on renewable energy this year as it seeks to boost

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The police sealed a coal mining area in Hajran village in Batang Hari regency, Jambi, on Thursday over a dispute between coal miner PT Kurnia Alam Investama (KAI) a

Jakarta – The police have named three surviving miners suspects in the collapse of an unauthorized coal mine in Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra.

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – An illegal coal mine in Tanjung Lalang village, Tanjung Agung district, Muaraenim regency, South Sumatra collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, killing 11 miners i

Tom Allard and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia expects to see investment in nickel processing, as well as petrochemicals, double to US$35 billion by 2033, led by investors from Ch

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The coalition of #BersihkanIndonesia or Cleaning Indonesia suspected that the enactment of the new Omnibus Law on Job Creation was an order from mining cor

Sean F Kennedy, Champaign, Illinois – The world's fourth-highest emitter of greenhouse gases, Indonesia, is heavily reliant on coal to generate electricity.

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Bottled water manufacturer Danone-AQUA and soft drink manufacturer Coca Cola Amatil Indonesia have installed rooftop solar power systems at their resp

David Hutt – Ian Lloyd Neubauer's recent article for Nikkei Asia posed an interesting question: How far should a political leader go in pursuing a nationalist policy if it means giving

Mardika Parama and Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State electricity company PLN's subsidiary, PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB), aims to complete biomass mixing tests on its 15 coal-fired powe

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Petrochemical producer PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) has begun work to expand its sole refinery in Tuban, East Java, in cutting Indonesia's pe

Jakarta – A non-government organisation focusing on mining in South-East Asia, Transforming Energy and Development (Trend Asia), is urging the government to reveal detailed information

Ian Lloyd Neubauer – COVID-19 and the global collapse in oil and gas prices appear to have put the final nail into the coffin of East Timor's long-held dream to create a domestic petrol

Helena Kobagau and Haeril Halim, Timika – With the coronavirus devastating jobs across the country, desperate Indonesians are flocking to illegal gold mines as the soaring price of the

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and France remains strong amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Yovanda, Samarinda, Indonesia – On Sept.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A watchdog coalition has called for the government to delay passing a mining government regulation (PP) until after the Constitutional Court (MK) makes a key d

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity giant PLN officially listed Rp 1.88 trillion (US$126.9 million) worth of bonds at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Wednesday, as i

Damon Evans – East Timor is reassessing its ambitious petroleum development plans, which include the Woodside Petroleum-operated Greater Sunrise project, after discovering the economic

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has ordered state-owned electricity company PLN to lower the electricity rates for all homes and certain businesses to boost the pandemic-hit ec

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – For the first time in Indonesia, a court has sentenced an illegal miner to multiple crimes in an attempt to create a deterrent effect to curb environmental and

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN has called on the Environment and Forestry Ministry to revise emission caps for fossil fuel-fired power plants, arguing the