Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The provinces of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and North Sumatra have begun operating four renewable-energy power plants with a modest production capacity of 11.8

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A South Korean power producer is looking to finance a hydropower plant project in Central Java that would be the coal buyer's first renewable energy deal with

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A misfired explosion during the drilling of the YYA-1 oil well caused a massive oil spill in West Java in July last year, according to an Energy and Mineral R

Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – The Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam) says that there are some 94 open pits on former mining sites which have yet to be restored or rehabilitated in East Kalimantan

Adi Ahdiat, Jakarta – According to a report by the Mining Advocacy Network (Jatam), regions which have a large number of mining concessions were hit by some of the worst flooding in 20

Eko Listiyorini – Indonesia ordered coal miners to slash output after record production and exports from the world's largest shipper last year weighed on prices and state revenue.

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry projects that domestic coal consumption will rise by 12 percent this year, thanks to additional demand from up to eig

Fransiska Nangoy, Wilda Asmarini, Jakarta – Indonesia has approved environmental impact studies for factories to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals in Morowali, Coordinating Minist

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has fixed this year's coal domestic market obligation (DMO) rate at 25 percent of each mining company's production w

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – State-run oil company Pertamina reduced prices of gasoline and diesel fuels by between 6 percent and nearly 13 percent, effective on Sunday.

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – A search and rescue team has recovered the bodies of all six victims killed in the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Pulau Baru village, Merangin regency in Jamb

Della Syahni – Contrary to often-used arguments that fossil fuels are cheaper than renewable energy in Indonesia, a recent analysis found that shifting to renewables could actually cut

Ahmad Faiz Ibnu Sani, Jakarta – President Jokowi said that the palm oil field moratorium remains conclusive despite the government eyeing to achieve 100 percent diesel fuel and palm oi

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has symbolically kicked off the mandatory use of B30 biodiesel – eight days ahead of Jan.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has put high hope on a soon-revived petrochemical refinery in East Java to slash the country's costly refined petroleum imports by more than a

Yovanda, Samarinda, Indonesia – Two abandoned open-pit coal mines, each of which has claimed the life of a child in Indonesia's Eastern Kalimantan province, have been earmarked for res

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – With global warming disrupting the earth's ecosystem and the world warming more quickly than expected, stakeholders are upping their game to campaign for

Norman Harsono, Bojonegoro, East Java – The development of the Jambaran Tiung Biru gas project in the Cepu Block, East Java, was 47.3 percent complete as of November, the project's ope

Made Anthony Iswara, Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said Indonesia will fight the European Union's lawsuit on the country's

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Jakarta-based renewables company Supreme Energy has commenced operation of its 85-megawatt (MW) Muara Laboh geothermal power plant in South Solok regency, Wes

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesian oil company Medco Energi Internasional is producing an initial 12,900 barrels of oil per day (bopd) from its offshore Bualuang oil field in Thailan

Friski Riana, Jakarta – In opening the National Development Planning Conference RPJMN 2020-2024 today, President Jokowi expressed discontent regarding the absence of a new oil refinery

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Jakarta-based oil and gas company Medco E&P sent its first gas from the onshore Temelat Field in South Sumatra on Monday, providing a boost to national ga

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Indonesia is moving to the next stage of nickel processing with the end goal of producing its own lithium batteries by 2023, the Coordinating Minister for Mari

Eko Wahyudi, Jakarta – People of Asmat, Papua voiced complaints about the power outage which has occurred since a month ago in the region.

Aloysius Unditu – Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina's most senior leader, former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, earlier this week called on officials at Indonesia's stat

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN has established three solar power plants in Alor regency, East Nusa Tenggara, as part of the company's commitment to boost

Jakarta – Indonesia is aiming to start making lithium batteries for use in electric vehicles in 2023, alongside plants that are already slated to produce chemicals used in the batterie

Jakarta – The government's export ban on nickel ore, set to take effect in January 2020, will hurt a newly listed nickel mining company, Ifishdeco, as it sells most of its products ove

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has named former Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara as the new president director of state-owned utility compan

Norman Harsono, Banten – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry launched on Monday three new applications for mineral miners in improving government oversight of the industry.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Sokoria geothermal power plant on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara province is slated to begin the first phase of operations in February next year.

Adilsonio da Costa – Ignoring environmental laws in Timor-Leste to build a petroleum infrastructure project could mean serious problems for communities including environmental destruct

Jakarta – Indonesia is reviewing rules that require coal miners to sell a portion of their coal to local buyers, a government official said on Monday, as suppliers struggle to meet the

Investor Daily, Labuan Bajo – Flores, a volcanic island in East Nusa Tenggara, has set to become the first region in Indonesia to meet the government's 2025 renewable energy goal on th

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Biodiesel industry stakeholders have completed a five-month road test, whereby 11 vehicles were driven up to 50,000 kilometers using 30 percent blended biodie

Primus Dorimulu, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said he knew people who loved to import oil and gas and vowed to "disrupt" them should they mess with the government's efforts

Sophie Raynor, Perth, Australia – An Australian senator says he is concerned that the country may be missing out on opportunities to invest in neighbouring East Timor's energy sector,

Ayu Retnaningtyas, Jakarta – State energy company Pertamina is seeking to triple its crude oil import from the United States next year, taking advantage of the competitive price of US

Ian Morse, Pomalaa, Indonesia – Where forested hills dip into the sea, Sahman Ukas scoops up rusty-red topsoil.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned energy company Pertamina expects to close this year with an oil and gas production of 910,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boped), up 18.4 p

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A nationwide trial has commenced on the commercial distribution of 30 percent blended biodiesel (B30) to prepare distributors for the mandatory use of B30, wh

Adrian Wail Akhlas, Jakarta – Nickel mining and smelting companies have agreed to support the government's plan to ban nickel ore exports from January 2020 onward, as stipulated in an

Panca Nugraha, Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara – State-owned electricity company PLN has imposed rolling blackouts on Lombok Island in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) for the past several weeks b

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has extended the contract of three oil and gas companies to exploit the gas-rich Corridor Block in South Sumatra, wh

Jakarta – Amid ongoing efforts to secure electricity transmission lines around the country, state electricity giant PLN has employed a rather unorthodox strategy in Aceh.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned energy company Pertamina booked US$753 million in net profits during the January-Sept period this year.

Jakarta – A group of allegedly illegal miners are being accused of attacking Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) officers during a raid on a tin mining area in Sijuk village on Belitung Is

Nur Yasmin, Nusa Dua – Indonesia's B30 biofuel plan, which will become effective at the beginning of January next year, will further increase domestic consumption of palm oil and prop

Nur Yasmin, Nusa Dua – Djoko Siswanto, secretary general of the National Energy Committee, said Indonesia is developing green fuel as an end-product of palm oil, to reduce the country'