Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has yet to disburse Rp 48 trillion (US$3.09 billion) to state-owned electricity company PLN for electricity subsidy costs incurred over the pas

David Firnando Silalahi – Indonesia is a tropical country with year-round sunshine.

Febriana Firdaus, Bintuni Bay, Indonesia – Residents of this part of the island of New Guinea have long known they live atop a coal deposit.

Jakarta – Nine people were killed by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Sumatra, an Indonesian official said Sunday.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Over a million Indonesian families living in internet dead zones have been unable to access a government-funded electricity relief scheme being distributed on

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – A litany of loopholes allows mining companies in Indonesia to shirk their obligation to restore and rehabilitate their former concessions, a new report sa

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government expects domestic coal consumption to fall as much as 5 percent this year due to lower coal-fired power plant activity in the virus-ridden econo

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's top oil and gas company, state-owned Pertamina, will press on with a plan to increase production by 1.8 percent this year despite financial pressu

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Norman Harsono and Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – The government has set a target of electrifying 433 remote villages in Indonesia's four most impoverished provinces before year end

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) reviewed that President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's policy on free electricity for 450-VA subscribers and 50 percent discount

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has announced that Indonesia's poorest households will receive free electricity and discounts to help them cope with the econom

Jakarta – Indonesia has approved a new export permit for 1.07 million tonnes of copper concentrate for Freeport Indonesia, operator of the world's second-biggest copper mine, an energy

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Mining companies in Indonesia are among those being hit by weakened demand as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the global economy.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest thermal coal miner, PT Bumi Resources, booked a US$6.84 million profit in 2019, down 97 percent from $220.4 million in the previous year p

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government aims to jumpstart stalled renewable energy projects through a recently issued regulation as it races against time to catch up with Indonesia's

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia has revoked the price floor for unsubsidized gasoline and diesel as the government expects falling global oil prices to push down retail costs, but

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry is proposing the inclusion of power companies onto a list of industries eligible for cheap natural gas.

In an historic address to Australian parliament last month, Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called for both countries to take stronger action on climate change, including by

Jakarta – Indonesia state oil and gas company PT Pertamina plans to import more crude oil as global price tumble, Ego Syahrial, acting director of oil and gas, told reporters on Monday

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Low oil prices may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by slashing its selling prices and pledging to

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia is aiming to double gas production over the next 10 years to 12,300 million cubic feet per day (mmscfd) as it sets sights on becoming one of the top

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Publicly listed state coal miner PT Bukit Asam has allocated Rp 4 trillion (US$283.34 million) in capital expenditure this year, most of which will go into de

Jakarta – State electricity company PLN will set aside Rp 90 trillion (US$6.3 billion) in capital expenditure (capex) in 2020 to finance the development of new electricity infrastructu

Jakarta – Gas distribution company PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), part of state-owned oil and gas holding company Pertamina, will spend about US$2.5 billion on the construction of liq

Jakarta – Demand for rooftop solar panels has increased sharply in recent years as more companies and households turn to solar energy to meet their electricity needs, an executive of a

Jakarta – Indonesia's chief economic minister, Airlangga Hartarto, said on Wednesday the government plans to increase palm oil export levies to support expansion of its palm biodiesel

Revisions to the Coal and Mineral Mining Law that would protect corruptors, criminalise communities and endanger people and the environment are now under discussion by incoming legisla

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – The oldest known figurative paintings in the world, located near a cement mine in Indonesia, are under threat from industry, scientists have warned.

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Norman Harsono and Riska Rahman, Jakarta – ThorCon International Pte Ltd has been pushing to build an experimental nuclear power plant in Indonesia over the past five years, but with u

Diana Mariska, Bogor, West Java – Palm oil producers are saying for the government to reach its goal of developing B100, or 100-percent biodiesel fuel, it would need more than just boo

Jakarta – Freeport Indonesia announced on Wednesday that progress in the construction of its copper concentrate smelter in Gresik had exceeded its six-month target in February.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – An upcoming landmark bill on job creation is expected to streamline business and boost investment for miners in Indonesia, albeit at the expense of environmen

Fransiska Nangoy, Wilda Asmarini, Jakarta – Miners have welcomed proposed changes to Indonesian mining rules under a new law aimed at boosting investment, though critics are concerned

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament has for the first time prioritized passing new legislation on renewable energy, and activists have seized the opportunity to call for a

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – A hydropower plant project in the Batang Toru ecosystem in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, has been lauded for its future role of supplying electricity to the

Jakarta – The Indonesian Biodiesel Producers Association (APROBI) has said it will start the trial use of 40 percent biodiesel (B40) fuel in March, as a follow-up to the successful imp

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The West Java administration is offering a project to construct 24.8 kilometers of road connecting several mining sites across the province to mining companies and

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia will need private sector help to provide the Rp 11 trillion (US$803 million) in funding required to power isolated regions this year, as the country

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has shared a story of his enlightenment that maybe Indonesia, after all, needs to

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest fuel retailer has lowered the price of its Pertamax and Pertamax Turbo gasoline brands for the second time this year to promote the consum

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina closed 2019 with a net profit of US$2.1 billion (Rp 28.8 trillion), down 16 percent from $2.5 billion the previous year on t

Theresia Sufa, Bogor, West Java – A joint operation involving 700 security personnel was held over the weekend to close down 23 holes from illegal gold mining activities within the are

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Over the past five years, state-owned electricity company PLN has been intensifying the use of palm oil in its diesel-fired power plants but, going forward, t

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government expects four smelters with a combined annual input capacity of 2.07 million tons and output capacity of 200,923 tons to begin operations this y

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest gas distributor is keeping its options open to import cheaper gas to bring down prices and create a more supportive business environment f

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's oil and gas industry will continue to face challenges this year as the government projects lower crude oil prices, production and investment while

Kamia Handayani – Severe weather conditions triggered by climate change can adversely affect the operation of power plants.

Neil Ford – In August, Timor-Leste – formerly known as East Timor – celebrated the 20th anniversary of the referendum that paved the way to independence from Indonesia, yet its economi