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July 13, 2023

Tempo - July 13, 2023

Amelia Rahma Sari, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said that Indonesia's level of utilization of new and renewable energy (NRE), which has only reached 0.5 percent of t

July 12, 2023

Jakarta Post - July 12, 2023

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo instructed his ministers not to lose focus on establishing the country's downstream industry in light of a recen

July 11, 2023

Al Jazeera - July 11, 2023

Amy Chew, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – As Indonesia races to become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle (EV) batteries on the back of its vast nickel reserves, safety issues at the cou

Jakarta Post - July 11, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Indonesia will stand firm on its bans on mineral ore exports in order to boost its downstream industry, despite the International Monetary Fund calling on the cou

July 10, 2023

BBC News Indonesia - July 10, 2023

Valdya Baraputri – Two men are carrying torches and homemade arrows as they slip into the ocean at night on an Indonesian island.

July 8, 2023

Tempo - July 8, 2023

Amelia Rahima Sari, Jakarta – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif revealed that PT Pertamina and Shell Upstream Overseas Ltd have agreed on the acquisition of 35% par

July 7, 2023

Jakarta Post - July 7, 2023

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Indonesians are in favor of an early shutdown of coal-fired power plants to achieve the country's target for the reduction of carbon emissions, according to a

July 6, 2023

Straits Times - July 6, 2023

Linda Yulisman, Jakarta – The Indonesian authorities are probing allegedly illegal shipments of nickel ore to China worth 14.5 trillion rupiah (S$1.3 billion) over 2-and-a-half years fr

July 4, 2023

Mongabay - July 4, 2023

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia burned more coal in 2022 than any other year, a preliminary analysis shows, putting the country on track to become one of the largest carbon emit

July 1, 2023

Tempo - July 1, 2023

Bisnis, Jakarta – Energy economics observer from Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Fahmy Radhi, said the development of an industrial downstream ecosystem takes at least 10 to 15 years.

June 30, 2023

Jakarta Post - June 30, 2023

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The International Monetary Fund has recommended that the Indonesian government phase out its policy of mineral export bans.

June 29, 2023

Reuters - June 29, 2023

Jakarta – A fire at a nickel smelter in Central Sulawesi left one worker dead and injured six others, police said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly incidents that have prom

June 28, 2023

Jakarta Globe - June 28, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The International Partners Group – a coalition of rich nations – should provide grants worth about $1.5 billion in the Just Energy Transition Partnership (

Reuters - June 28, 2023

Jakarta – A fire at a nickel smelter in Indonesia left one worker dead and injured six others, police said on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly incidents that have prompted co

June 26, 2023

Tempo - June 26, 2023

Amelia Rahima Sari, Antara, Jakarta – Fahmy Radhi, an energy economy expert from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) criticized the government's relaxed export ban on the raw material o

June 25, 2023

Jakarta Globe - June 25, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Developed economies have double standards when it comes to coal-fired power generation, according to Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan on S

June 21, 2023

Tempo - June 21, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo on Tuesday asserted that smelters are a stepping stone and future foundation to elevate Indonesia as a developed nation.

June 20, 2023

Jakarta Post - June 20, 2023

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government says it is ready to fight back should any countries pursue legal action against its bauxite export ban enforced earlier this month.

Jakarta Post Editorial - June 20, 2023

Jakarta – When it comes to industry regulations, the government has a tendency for abrupt and poorly communicated changes, but it is also known for quickly undoing those changes in resp

June 19, 2023

Tempo - June 19, 2023

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) director Bhima Yudhistira gave his opinion on the government's policy on restricting the purchase of subsid

Tempo - June 19, 2023

Antara, Jakarta – State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina has secured the rights to operate the Menzel Ledjmet Nord (MLN) oil and gas block in Algeria for the next 35 years following

June 17, 2023

Tempo - June 17, 2023

Amy Heppy, Jakarta – Mining Advocacy Coordinator of non-governmental organization Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM) Melky Nahar claimed that there are alleged environmental violations acr

June 16, 2023

The Diplomat - June 16, 2023

Andri Prasetiyo and Nabilla Gunawan – The Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) between Indonesia and its major trading partners is at risk of stifling Indonesia's coal phase-out pr

June 15, 2023

Mongabay - June 15, 2023

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's largest coal miner, PT Adaro Energy, faces claims of greenwashing over its plan to build coal-fired power plants on the island of Borneo to pro

Jakarta Post - June 15, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – After the government enforced a ban on bauxite exports on Saturday, mining firms are calling for a remedy from the government to alleviate the ban's impact, warni

June 14, 2023

New Mandala - June 14, 2023

Muhammad Beni Saputra – Indonesia's capital of Jakarta is notorious for being among the cities with the worst traffic congestion in the world.

Mongabay - June 14, 2023

Riza Salman, Kolaka, Indonesia – Ansal grabbed a makeshift raincoat, an empty rice sack, and ran home as the rain began to pound the fields of Pomalaa.

June 13, 2023

Jakarta Post - June 13, 2023

Jakarta – Chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Monday that the country should emulate North Korea in building its nuclear cap

June 12, 2023

Jakarta Globe - June 12, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The government on Monday said that the recent export ban on unprocessed bauxite ores did not come out of the blue, adding that the miners already had enoug

June 7, 2023

Straits Times - June 7, 2023

David Fogarty and Cheryl Tan, Singapore – Indonesia could reach net-zero emissions by 2055, five years ahead of the government's target of 2060, if it receives financial and technology

Jakarta Globe - June 7 2023

Investor.id, Jakarta – State-owned oil company Pertamina recorded a net profit of $3.81 billion last year, equivalent to Rp 56.6 trillion, the highest in the company's history.

June 2, 2023

The Interpreter - June 2, 2023

Ahmad Munawir Siregar and Akhmad Hanan – With electric vehicles increasingly driving the roads, battery manufacturing has become a global industry. Many countries are involved.

June 1, 2023

Jakarta Globe - June 1, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Economic think tank INDEF fears that Indonesia might have not carefully planned the imminent ban on unprocessed bauxite ores.

Tempo - June 1, 2023

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono on Wednesday responded to a public discourse that alleges foreign interest had pressured

May 31, 2023

Tempo - May 31, 2023

Yogi Eka Sahputra, Batam – Fishermen in the Riau Islands, especially in Batam and Karimun, strongly rejected sea sand export due to fear of rampant sand mining in the regions that damag

Jakarta Post - May 31, 2023

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – The government plans to prohibit the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) to help supply domestic industries, Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minis

May 30, 2023

Jakarta Post - May 30, 2023

Deni Ghifari and Fadli, Jakarta – The government lifted a ban this month on the export of dredged sand that was in place for more than 20 years, in a move it claims will bring in badly

May 29, 2023

Tempo - May 29, 2023

Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo issued Government Regulation (PP) No. 26 of 2023 concerning the management of sedimentation products in the ocean.

May 26, 2023

Vietnam News - May 26, 2023

Jakarta – Indonesia will continue exporting some raw minerals in 2024 in the context that domestic companies are rushing to finish smelters to process the metal ore, said Minister of En

May 20, 2023

Green Left - May 20, 2023

Learo Earle – Grasberg mine – the largest gold mine and third-largest copper mine in the world – is central to the story of West Papua's colonisation.

May 19, 2023

Sydney Morning Herald - May 19, 2023

Chris Barrett, Maubisse, Timor-Leste – In the cool air of Timor-Leste's central highlands, Xanana Gusmao takes to a makeshift stage before hundreds of devotees in a park across from the

May 16, 2023

CNN Indonesia - May 16, 2023

Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has revealed that land concessions for nickel mining in Indonesia reached 1,037,435.22 hectares in 2022.

May 14, 2023

Associated Press - May 14, 2023

Victoria Milko and Dita Alangkara, Laindeha, Indonesia – As Tamar Ana Jawa wove a red sarong in the fading sunlight, her neighbor switched on a light bulb dangling from the sloping tin

May 12, 2023

Asia Times - May 12, 2023

John McBeth – Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) chairman Richard Adkerson has twice flown to Jakarta this year as he tries to persuade President Joko Widodo's administration to m

Mongabay - May 12, 2023

Tenny Kristiana – Indonesia's biofuel program was supposed to be a boon for small farmers.

May 11, 2023

Jakarta Post - May 11, 2023

Aditya Hadi, Jakarta – Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan has expressed his frustration over a lack of clarity on United States commitments to provid

May 10, 2023

Washington Post - May 10, 2023

Rebecca Tan, Dera Menra Sijabat and Joshua Irwandi, Obira Island, Indonesia – On a remote island close to where the Pacific meets the Indian Ocean sits one of the first refineries built

May 3, 2023

East Asia Forum - May 3, 2023

Maxensius Sambodo – Indonesia has great potential for renewable energy. In terms of installed capacity of geothermal plants, it is second only to the United States.

April 30, 2023

Jakarta Globe - April 30, 2023

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is in talks to extend Freeport's permit as long as the mining giant agrees to give an additional 10 percent stake.

April 28, 2023

Reuters - April 28, 2023

Jakarta – Indonesia will allow miners Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara to continue exporting copper concentrate until next year, despite a ban starting this June, to a