Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – At least 168 people, mainly children, have died after falling into abandoned mining pits across Indonesia over the past seven years, according to a new rep

Jakarta – The New and Renewable Energy Bill must accelerate the endeavor to abandon fossil-based energy sources such as coal.

Jakarta – The government needs to carefully study the plan to build a thorium power station in Bangka Belitung. Environmentally friendly energy sources must be prioritized.

Victor Mambor, Jayapura – Papuan Humanity Team on Case of Violence against Religious Figures in Intan Jaya regency, or Humanity Team, has completed the documentation of alleged extrajud

Erwida Maulia, Jakarta – Indonesian state oil and gas company Pertamina said on Friday it has begun a second round of test production for a biodiesel made entirely from palm oil at its

Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha and Filda Citra Yusgiantoro – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's vision to make the country a destination for foreign company investments neglects the

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Publicly listed renewables developer PT Terregra Asia Energy has struck an agreement with state-owned construction firm PT Waskita Karya, with the latter set t

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Upstream Oil and Gas Special Regulatory Task Force (SKK Migas) has approved Spain-based Repsol's first plan of development (PoD) in the gas-rich Kaliberau

Riska Rahman, Jakarta – Indonesia officially kicked off on Thursday the development of the Rp 1.8 trillion (US$127.24 million) Cirata floating solar power plant in West Java, one of the

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has set Indonesia's coal production target at 550 million tons for next year, a figure unchanged from this year, due

Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has launched the SDG7 road map for Indonesia to help the country accompl

Jakarta – The coal downstream project could lead to the state losing money. It is more expensive than importing LPG.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned coal miner PT Bukit Asam's US$2 billion flagship coal gasification project has been added to the national strategic projects list as the government

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government is considering to shut down the aging Suralaya coal-fired power plant (PLTU) in Cilegon, Banten, and replace it with green energy, as Indonesia

John McBeth, Jakarta – The long drawn-out saga of mining giant Freeport Indonesia's (PTFI) proposed new copper smelter has taken a new turn with China's Tsingshan Steel agreeing to buil

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) signed on Wednesday a deal with the China Coal Transport and Distribution (CCTD) association to export US$1.46 bi

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A multibillion-dollar and flagship coal gasification project in South Sumatra might do more harm than good for Indonesia's economy, the latest Institute for En

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – PT Bumi Resources, Indonesia's top coal miner by output, has been saved by the bell as its subsidiary has secured a 10-year permit extension over a concession

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity giant PLN has booked trillions of rupiah in losses so far this year due to lower energy demand and a weak rupiah exchange rate during t

Yunindita Prasidya and Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has reaffirmed its plans to issue a presidential regulation (Perpres) on renewable energy this year as it seeks to boost

Jon Afrizal, Jambi – The police sealed a coal mining area in Hajran village in Batang Hari regency, Jambi, on Thursday over a dispute between coal miner PT Kurnia Alam Investama (KAI) a

Jakarta – The police have named three surviving miners suspects in the collapse of an unauthorized coal mine in Muara Enim regency, South Sumatra.

Yulia Savitri, Palembang – An illegal coal mine in Tanjung Lalang village, Tanjung Agung district, Muaraenim regency, South Sumatra collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, killing 11 miners i

Tom Allard and Fransiska Nangoy, Jakarta – Indonesia expects to see investment in nickel processing, as well as petrochemicals, double to US$35 billion by 2033, led by investors from Ch

Sean F Kennedy, Champaign, Illinois – The world's fourth-highest emitter of greenhouse gases, Indonesia, is heavily reliant on coal to generate electricity.

Muhammad Hendartyo, Jakarta – The coalition of #BersihkanIndonesia or Cleaning Indonesia suspected that the enactment of the new Omnibus Law on Job Creation was an order from mining cor

Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – Bottled water manufacturer Danone-AQUA and soft drink manufacturer Coca Cola Amatil Indonesia have installed rooftop solar power systems at their resp

David Hutt – Ian Lloyd Neubauer's recent article for Nikkei Asia posed an interesting question: How far should a political leader go in pursuing a nationalist policy if it means giving

Mardika Parama and Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State electricity company PLN's subsidiary, PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB), aims to complete biomass mixing tests on its 15 coal-fired powe

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Petrochemical producer PT Trans-Pacific Petrochemical Indotama (TPPI) has begun work to expand its sole refinery in Tuban, East Java, in cutting Indonesia's pe

Jakarta – A non-government organisation focusing on mining in South-East Asia, Transforming Energy and Development (Trend Asia), is urging the government to reveal detailed information

Ian Lloyd Neubauer – COVID-19 and the global collapse in oil and gas prices appear to have put the final nail into the coffin of East Timor's long-held dream to create a domestic petrol

Ghina Ghaliya, Jakarta – Bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and France remains strong amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Helena Kobagau and Haeril Halim, Timika – With the coronavirus devastating jobs across the country, desperate Indonesians are flocking to illegal gold mines as the soaring price of the

Hans Nicholas Jong, Yovanda, Samarinda, Indonesia – On Sept.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – A watchdog coalition has called for the government to delay passing a mining government regulation (PP) until after the Constitutional Court (MK) makes a key d

Damon Evans – East Timor is reassessing its ambitious petroleum development plans, which include the Woodside Petroleum-operated Greater Sunrise project, after discovering the economic

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity giant PLN officially listed Rp 1.88 trillion (US$126.9 million) worth of bonds at the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) on Wednesday, as i

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has ordered state-owned electricity company PLN to lower the electricity rates for all homes and certain businesses to boost the pandemic-hit ec

Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – For the first time in Indonesia, a court has sentenced an illegal miner to multiple crimes in an attempt to create a deterrent effect to curb environmental and

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – State-owned electricity company PLN has called on the Environment and Forestry Ministry to revise emission caps for fossil fuel-fired power plants, arguing the

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Four Indonesian strategic upstream gas projects are facing headwinds from pandemic-related restrictions and exiting operators, presenting challenges to the cou

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest oil and gas company, state-owned Pertamina, booked a US$767.92 million net loss in the first half of this year amid weak energy demand and

Norman Harsono and Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman, Jakarta – More than 33 million Indonesian homes, businesses and public services are poised to see lower monthly power bills until December a

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The completion of seven big power plants and four power distribution projects have been delayed indefinitely due to the health crisis, causing power sector in

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The domestic oil and gas industry is reeling under the pressures of the global pandemic as investment falls short and block auctions are delayed.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged the government to boost Indonesia's use of renewable energy and to increase its electrification capacity throu

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – Oil and gas companies in Indonesia may now choose to either use a cost recovery or gross split-based production sharing contract (PSC) thanks to a recently is

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – The government has ordered state-owned electricity giant PLN to waive minimum monthly electricity fees for businesses, industries and public services to exped

Galih Gumelar, Jakarta – Mining players are optimistic the central government's take over of environmental licensing and management authorities in the natural resources sector from reg