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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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.

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