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 oil and gas industry will continue to face challenges this year as the government projects lower crude oil prices, production and investment while

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

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

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 – 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 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.

Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military or TNI and PT Freeport Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the security of the mining giant in Timika, Papua.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.