Joao da Cruz Cardoso – Timor-Leste successfully held its first early election on May 12, 2018 demonstrating its growing maturity as a democratic state.

Kate Lamb, Jakarta – Hopes are fading for up to 100 Indonesian miners trapped inside an illegal gold mine that collapsed on the island of Sulawesi last Tuesday, with dozens of body bag

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – A group of top executives of foreign and local mining firms gathered at a forum held in a five-star hotel at the heart of Jakarta recently, express

Jakarta (AFP) – Indonesian authorities warned on Monday (March 4) that up to 100 people could still be trapped and feared dead inside a collapsed illegal gold mine despite a painstakin

Jakarta – The government sent heavy equipment in its mission to rescue dozens of miners trapped in an unauthorized mine in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi to speed up the evacuation,

James Massola and Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – Rescue workers have used makeshift stretchers to haul victims through steep jungle terrain to safety, while the death toll from an Indonesian g

Jakarta – At least seven people have died and dozens more are still trapped beneath the rubble of an illegal gold mine that collapsed in Bolaang Mongondow regency, North Sulawesi, offi

Dozens of people have been buried by a landslide at an unlicensed goldmine in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, the national disaster agency has said, as emergency personnel used th

Dion Bisara, Jakarta – The discovery of a large gas reserve in South Sumatra has provided Indonesia with a much-needed boost as the country tries to revive its oil and gas industry.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government has been criticized for issuing a regulation on photovoltaic solar panels, which has discouraged homeowners and businesses from inst

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has announced a downward revision of its electricity procurement target because of an unexpected slowdown in the growth of electrici

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The continuous decline in oil prices that has led to a lower contribution to national revenue should become a wake-up call for the government to im

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Monday recorded a US$10.95 million investment commitment from operators (KKP) for exploration activiti

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Last December, East Kalimantan Governor Isran Noor was criticized for dismissing offhand the possibility that a landslide in the province's Kutai K

Jakarta – Unlicensed mining of bauxite continues on the islands of Angkut, Dendang and Bukit Batu in Bintan, Riau Islands, despite a government call to end the activities.

Jakarta – The Rooftop Solar Power Users Forum (PPLSA) has called on the government to revoke a ministerial regulation that has discouraged PLN users from installing photovoltaic (PV) c

Jakarta – The Indonesian government is requiring coal miners to increase their allocation of coal for the domestic market this year to 128 million tons, an increase of 5.79 percent ove

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – As the nation prepares for the upcoming elections, issues relating to energy nationalism will spark debate among its supporters and detractors, esp

Jakarta – State-owned energy holding company Pertamina lowered the prices of its subsidized and non-subsidized gasoline by up to Rp 800 (6 US cents) per liter on Sunday, a move some co

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The camp of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto has expressed the wish to cut the use of coal and to revamp the 35,000 megawatt (MW) electricit

Jakarta – State energy holding company Pertamina announced on Sunday that it would lower the prices of non-subsidized gasoline by up to Rp 800 (6 US cents) per liter, following a drop

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – House of Representatives lawmakers have called on state-owned energy holding company Pertamina to take firm action against theft in its oil and gas

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government has issued a regulation over gas networks (Jargas) for households to reduce the consumption of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distrib

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – Securing funding for environmentally friendly projects has not been a straightforward process for Indonesian companies and organizations, many of w

Jakarta – After gaining control of 51.23 percent shares of gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia, the government is eyeing to gain a 20 percent stake in publicly listed nickel mi

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – State electricity firm PLN hopes its customers will use more electricity this year through incentive measures amid the ongoing construction of mega

Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno has said the government does not expect big revenue from gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) in the next three y

Wilda Asmarini, Bernadette Munthe, Jakarta – Indonesian insurance rules that come into effect on Feb.

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's administration has boasted that nearly all households in Indonesia have electricity, saying that the country had r

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The production of biofuel from sources such as palm oil and sugarcane is prone to delays and vulnerable to fluctuating supplies and prices, the gov

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – A bill on oil and gas has been nearly a decade in the hands of the House of Representatives, but there has been no significant progress on its deli

Wahyoe Boediwardhana, Pasuruan, East Java – As the current account deficit is now estimated at around 3 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), the government has started to introduce

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili – East Timor's president has approved a decree allowing use of the country's petroleum fund for a $650 million buyout of Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips' hold

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – State-owned electricity firm PLN is set to acquire coal mines as part of its plan to secure 40 percent of the coal demand for its power grid – whic

Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has lowered its investment target in the downstream oil and gas business – pipeline projects, manufacturing facilities and fuel-stor

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – When the Indonesian government took a controlling stake in the operator of one of the world's richest gold mines at the end of 2018, proponents hailed the move

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The ambitious 35,000 megawatt (MW) electricity program kicked off in 2015, but has yet to contribute significantly to the electricity supply.

Jakarta – State-owned energy holding company Permina is targeting oil and gas production of 921.54 million barrel oil equivalent per day (MBoepd) this year, or 1.7 percent higher than

Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN projects that the company's coal-fired power plants will require some 100 million tons of coal this year, a 5.4 percent increase from last

Jakarta – The official Twitter account of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry was flooded with angry comments on Tuesday after it gave a tone-deaf response to a Twitter user's co

Jakarta – The government will allocate 6 trillion (US$422.85 million) in 2019 to provide low-income families with electricity connections, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasiu

Jakarta – The government has lowered the investment target for new and renewable energy to US$1.79 billion this year from $2.01 billion in the previous year.

Bernadette Christina Munthe, Jakarta – Copper concentrate exports from Indonesia's Grasberg mine, the world's second-largest copper mine, are forecast to plunge this year because of a

Jakarta (Antara) – The Director General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bambang Gatot Ariyono estimated that PT Freeport Indonesia'

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – State energy giant Pertamina has lowered its non-subsidized fuel price by up to Rp 250 (1.8 US cents) per liter, following the declining trend of t

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – The government has been fending off criticism questioning its recent deal with United States mining giant Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) to acquire majorit

Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas holding company PT Pertamina would by the end of this year have established 123 one-price fuel stations – a government program to provide fuel to remo

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has assured that no backdoor deal was made in the negotiation to close the divestment agreement with Freeport-McMoRan, the US mining gia

Jakarta – Following the divestment deal and the 20-year contract extension, gold and copper miner PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) plans to focus on develop a smelter and the underground mi

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced on Friday that Indonesia became the majority owner of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) after increasing its sha