Ebed de Rosary, Ende, Indonesia – The governor of one Indonesia's poorest provinces said it would pause development of new geothermal energy projects on the island of Flores, following

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – As much of the world shutters coal power plants and shelves new proposals, Indonesia is bucking the trend – adding the third-highest volume of coal capacit

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, mentioned that Indonesia is set to utilize nuclear power plants by 2030, as laid out in the Powe

Indonesia, West Papua – Illegal mining operations have been discovered in Ajuda Village at the border of Intan Jaya Regency in Central Papua Province (Papua Tengah) with Waropen Regency

Rangga Prakoso, Jakarta – Copper mining giant Amman Mineral Internasional has officially commenced operations at its newly built smelter in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, marking a m

Reiner Brabar, Sorong – Papuan students in several major cities in Indonesia, such as Bandung, Jember, Malang, Bali, Lombok and several cities in Papua, held peaceful demonstrations on

Dr. Sameer Kumar – Indonesia sits atop the world's biggest nickel reserves – a metal essential for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and the renewable energy transition.

James Pearson – Estrella Resources is about to make history in Timor-Leste with the arrival of the nation's first mineral exploration rig.

Associated Press, Palu – One person is dead and two are missing after a nickel waste disposal site collapsed in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday.

A tough time lies ahead for Indonesian miners and mineral processing firms now that the government plans to at least double royalties for 12 mining products under the guise of "getting

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto landed at Juanda International Airport, Sidoarjo, East Java, on Monday, March 17, 2025, at 12:40 PM WIB (Western Indonesia Time).

Alfi Dinilhaq, Gresik – President Prabowo Subianto on Monday inaugurated a state-of-the-art precious metal refinery operated by mining giant Freeport Indonesia in Gresik, East Java.

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A renewed plan by the Indonesian government to turn coal into gas or liquid fuel forms has received mounting backlash from climate experts who say it will be ec

Toto Sudiarjo, Sleman, Indonesia – A decade ago, Suyono's neighbors found his antics collecting the goat and quail droppings outside his home verging on the strange.

Jaka Hendra Baittri, Lake Singkarak, Indonesia – Mardianis recalls reading the Quran with his parents and two children here on the western shore of Lake Singkarak before the desperate c

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi announced that Red and White Village Cooperatives, established by President Prabowo Subianto, will be permitted

Jaya Barends, Gebe Island, Indonesia – Abdul Manan Magtiblo watched the excavator dump a piece of Gebe Island into the back of a truck.

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to construct oil refineries with a capacity of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) each in multiple locations, Energy and Mine

Portugal's National Energy and Geology Laboratory (known by its Portuguese initials LNEG) is cooperating with its local counterpart in Timor-Leste to assess the mineral potential of the

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Policy Strategist of Cerah Indonesia Foundation, Sartika Nur Shalati, stated that calling nuclear energy renewable is still a subject of debate, especially when

Emily Chow and Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters), Jakarta – After a decade of false starts, Indonesia is rolling out a $1.5 billion project to distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a small

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Mineral and Coal Suppliers Association (Aspebindo) has urged the government to grant a six-month transition period before implementing a new regu

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara will take part in a coal gasification project that aims to slash the country's imports of liquefied petroleum g

Wira A. Swadana – Indonesia has developed several climate documents as pathways to curb climate change and adapt to its impacts.

Ali Mirin – Last week, on 26 February 2025, President Prabowo Subianto officially launched Indonesia's first bullion banks, marking a significant shift in the country's approach to gold

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – In the past few days, fuel scarcity at several Shell Gas Stations (SPBU) has been in the spotlight.

Jakarta – Almost 20 cooperatives have applied to receive mineral and coal mining management permits from the government, Deputy Cooperatives Minister Ferry Juliantono has said.

James Pearson – Local geologists working for Estrella Resources have picked up a rich deposit of transported alluvial manganese at the company's Soru prospect, with early observations s

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has denied claims that subsidized fuel (BBM) will be eliminated.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – A new manufacturing plant producing floating solar panel systems was officially launched in Batam on Feb 14 to tap opportunities created by a major deal

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has granted Freeport Indonesia a limited export permit to ship copper concentrate overseas for the next four months, Energy and Miner

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More than 75% of the nickel refining capacity in Indonesia, home to the biggest reserves of this critical mineral, is controlled by Chinese companies, many

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government frames the approval of the revised Law No.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jeff Hutton – As a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Jakarta fast approached in September 2023, Indonesia's state-run electricity provider, PLN, partially shut do

Indonesia's planned expansion of "captive" coal plants used to power industry is threatening its pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 2030 and close all coal-fired plants by a decade later, s

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will let Freeport sell copper concentrates overseas again despite its expired export permit, but the mining giant has to pay more

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) responds to the government and the People's Representative Council (DPR)'s decision to not grant mining mana

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) officially passed the revised Mineral and Coal Mining Law during a plenary session on Tuesday.

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Copper and gold mining company Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has delivered its first batch of gold bars to state-owned gold supplier Aneka Tambang (Antam), markin

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is working to improve the distribution system for subsidized 3-kilogram cooking gas canisters to ensure they reach the intended benefi

Surya Lesmana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued an edict declaring that it is haram (forbidden) for wealthy individuals to use subsidized 3-kilogram liquefied pet

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Central Java Provincial Government officially prohibits Civil Servants (ASN) from using 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Muhammad Awaludin, Mataram – State-owned energy company Pertamina revealed on Wednesday that several hotels and upscale restaurants have been using subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (L

Rabul Sawal, Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia – Hernemus Takuling's life in this coastal village has changed ever since construction began on the Weda Bay Industrial Park, which borders Lelilef

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician who is also a member of Commission XII of the DPR, Muhammad Haris, stated that the third revision of the Mineral and C

Sudarshan Varadhan, Dili – East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and partners Woodside Energy and Japan's Osaka Gas over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in developin

Jakarta – Religious mass organizations, and now universities, will be allowed to mine, thanks to the revision of the Coal and Mineral Law, which the House of Representatives has tabled

Jakarta – Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security no

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Private Universities (APTISI) Budi Djatmiko stated that universities need to be prioritized to obtain mining

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Coalition of Lecturers from Mulawarman University (Unmul) has rejected the plan to grant mining concession permits to universities.