Raya Aulia Jenar, Jakarta – Coordinator of Power Outage Advocacy at the Borneo Nusantara Legal Aid Institute (LBH Borneo Nusantara), Muhammad Pazri, revealed the latest developments in

Politicians always find opportunity in adversity. The latest example can be found in the revision of the Oil and Gas Law. Since 2015, the draft revision of Law No.

Prisma Ardianto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government on Monday broke ground on a national strategic project that will convert coal into methanol at the Batuta Chemical Industrial Park (

The government's plan to replace 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) with compressed natural gas (CNG) is both welcome and concerning because of the lack of transparency.

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto, alongside the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, has officially launched the 100 GW Solar Power Plant Program and Battery Ene

Muawwan Daelami, Jakarta – The Indonesian government on Wednesday broke ground on a Rp 3 trillion ($169.4 million) waste-to-energy plant in Bekasi, with the facility targeted to begin o

Peh Ko Hsu and Siwage Dharma Negara – Indonesia has managed to surpass targets for renewable energy.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia' Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is pushing regional governments to promote the Geothermal Working Areas (WKP) development in their respectiv

Wicaksono Gitawan, Cinthia Leone – Whenever war threatens one of the world's main oil shipping routes, governments are reminded of an old truth: energy security is never just another po

Yenni Kwok, Numbing Island, Indonesia – The waters off Numbing Island, part of the Riau archipelago between Sumatra and Singapore, are among Indonesia's richest fishing grounds.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's nickel boom is colliding with its efforts to protect biodiversity and reduce emissions from forests and other land uses.

Doug Bright – A recently completed drone-based aerial geophysical survey has lit up a grab-bag of new drill targets for Estrella Resources it plans to test during an upcoming initial 30

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has been buying large numbers of African crude this year, according to official statistics, as Jakarta draws attention for its Russian contracts.

Laura Oliver, Jakarta – Raja Ampat, one of the world's most biodiverse marine regions, remains under pressure from Indonesia's expanding nickel industry as three companies continue to s

The shortage of subsidized fuels such as Pertalite and diesel in various regions exposes the poor state of national energy management.

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – In South Sumatra's Muara Maung village, coal mining has become an inescapable part of daily life, with expanding operations choking the community's air, land

The purchase of crude oil from Russia has become a bitterly sarcastic, textbook embodiment of the adage "laughing oneself to death, the Russian way" (mati ketawa cara Rusia).

Bambang Ismoyo, Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Tanimbar Islands, Maluku – Indonesia on Thursday officially revived the long-delayed Masela LNG project, marking a major milestone for one of t

Fugro has won a contract to carry out offshore site characterization surveys supporting the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan energy developments offshore Timor-Leste.

Erfan Maruf, Tri Listiyarini, Jakarta – Indonesia's nationwide B50 biodiesel mandate will require 23.3 million metric tons of crude palm oil (CPO) each year, an increase of 8.5 million

Craig Nolan – Estrella Resources' exploration program in the southeast nation of Timor-Leste has unearthed two super high-grade samples of copper at its Sica prospect, grading 60.34 per

Leonard AL Cahyoputra, Indah Ayu Pujiastuti, Jakarta – Indonesia's decision to increase the palm oil blend in its biodiesel can be risky if the country lacks a robust supply chain and p

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – More than 15,000 workers at coal mining companies in East Kalimantan province face potential layoffs as the government has yet

Singapore – The Republic inked an agreement with Indonesia's nuclear energy regulator on June 30 to collaborate on areas including radiation protection, emergency preparedness, radiatio

Vidya Pinandhita, Jakarta – The recent price increase of nonsubsidized fuels has forced commuters and high-mobility workers to switch to subsidized fuels in an attempt to cut transporta

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesian palm oil farmers have warned the government that smallholders are the ones who will bear the brunt of a hasty biodiesel program expansion.

One of the bitterest ironies this year is the fact that Indonesia has abundant coal reserves, but coal-fired power plants (PLTUs) are experiencing fuel shortages.

Tempo, Jakarta – Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has claimed that the supply issue for medium-rank coal for steam power plants (PLTU) has been fully r

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Business groups have warned that recent power outages across Java could disrupt industrial production, weaken supply chains and undermine investor confidence

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – Indonesia should gradually phase out fuel subsidies and replace them with targeted cash transfers to poorer households to reduce fiscal risks and improv

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – President Director of state-owned electricity firm PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, stated that they are currently channeling medium-rank coal to several steam power pla

Andi Maulana, Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – State utility PLN is accelerating coal procurement and seeking additional medium-grade coal supplies after fuel shortages triggered rolling blacko

Muharom Adi Yuliarta, Purworejo – Indonesia has allocated Rp 10.3 trillion ($579.5 million) in its 2026 budget to accelerate electricity access in thousands of villages and hamlets that

Antara, Jakarta – A senior official said Wednesday that the government would raise the coal production quota to exceed 600 million tons.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The government is preparing a nationwide electric stove program as part of efforts to reduce Indonesia's heavy reliance on imported liquefied petroleum gas (LP

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia's Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has approved 664 mining work plans and budgets (RKABs) for 2026, while continuing to review additional submis

Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta – Repeated power outages across multiple regions in recent days have disrupted essential services, interrupted critical examinations and been linked to fatal in

Celvin Moniaga Sipahutar, Anis Firmansah, Jakarta – Indonesia's government said subsidized fuel prices will remain unchanged despite a sharp increase in non-subsidized gasoline prices t

Siwage Dharma Negara and Leo Suryadinata – The interests of Chinese investors and the Prabowo administration are increasingly misaligned.

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Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Economists fear the sudden price hikes to non-subsidized fuel Pertamax will hurt Indonesia's middle class.

Herman, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The government's decision to raise the price of Pertamax gasoline from Rp 12,300 to Rp 16,250 per liter is a realistic step toward reducing fiscal pre

Freddie Daley and Charlie Lawrie (The Conversation) – In December 2025, Indonesia quietly abandoned plans to close the Cirebon-1 coal power plant.

Antara, Jakarta – Reforming Indonesia's energy subsidies would strengthen fiscal credibility, ease pressure on the state budget, and support President Prabowo Subianto's energy transiti

Silpester Kasipka, Jayapura, Jubi – Members of the Tuarek Natkime Foundation blocked the access road leading to PT Freeport Indonesia's operational area at Check Point 430 in Kuala Kenc

Dylan Duan, Gayatri Suroyo and Melanie Burton, Shanghai, China/Jakarta/Melbourne, Australia – Chinese companies that helped build Indonesia's nickel industry into the world's dominant p

Antara, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has assured the public that subsidized fuel prices will remain unchanged through the end of 2026 despite mounting pressure on

Endang Mulyani, Jakarta – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) on Friday warned that Indonesia's plan to build 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity will depend not o

Mei Leandha, Jakarta – The sudden two-day total blackout across the Northern Sumatra (Sumbagut) region, paralyzing Jambi, West Sumatra, Riau, North Sumatra, and Aceh on Friday night, Ma

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Several regions across the island of Sumatra were plunged into a total blackout on Friday, May 22, 2026.