Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Despite President Prabowo Subianto's bold pledge to shift Indonesia entirely to renewable energy, a proposal to grant state utility company PLN greater leeway to

Alfi Dinilhaq, Jakarta – Indonesia's push for Bobibos, a straw-based biofuel promoted as an ultra-low-emission alternative, is drawing scrutiny from experts who warn that its technologi

Mirza Fanzikri – Indonesia's push to turn illegal mines into community ventures risks simply recycling old abuses and stalling genuine prosperity for local communities as long as oversi

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Indonesia has fallen short of its renewable energy targets for the past nine years, raising concerns about the nation's ability to achieve net-zero emissions by

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – CEO of state-owned electricity firm PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, stated that the company has prepared pilot projects for Waste-to-Energy Plants (PLTSa) at seven loca

Indah Handayani, Jakarta – Indonesia – the country with the largest nickel reserves in the world – is increasingly importing ore from the Philippines to keep domestic smelters running,

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Indonesia will require an estimated Rp 3,000 trillion ($179 billion) in investment to achieve full reliance on electricity sourced from renewable energy, accor

Muhammad Arief Virgy and Hanifah Alya Chaerunnisaa, Jakarta – Geothermal energy is a crucial part of Indonesia's plan to cut its greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2060.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is drafting a decree that will enable American energy companies to sell their products to the state-run oil company Pertamina without going throu

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) plans to reduce coal production in 2026 as part of efforts to stabilize and increase coal prices in the int

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has confirmed that PT Freeport Indonesia has resumed mining operations at its Grasberg site followin

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – Upstream oil and gas regulator SKK Migas has warned that domestic banks' reluctance to finance exploration projects is constraining the country's efforts t

Erfan Maruf, Jakarta – The Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Ministry/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) has allocated more than 920,000 hectares of land to the Agriculture Ministry to

Mahfuzulloh Al Murtadho, Jakarta – A company in Jonggol, Bogor Regency, plans to begin mass production in 2026 of Bobibos, an alternative fuel derived from agricultural waste.

Vedro Imanuel Girsang, Jakarta – Indonesian National Police have uncovered an illegal mining operation in the Bukit Soeharto Conservation Forest located in Samboja District, Kutai Karta

Jeff Hutton – A surge in the supply of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants built to supply electricity to Indonesia's fast-growing nickel mining and processing sector is undermining

Fuad Iqbal Abdullah, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan – A joint security team from Indonesia's National Police and the Armed Forces (TNI) raided an illegal coal mining site within the

Jakarta – The law has proven unable to protect small islands from the increasingly aggressive expansion of mining.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Coal-reliant Indonesia recently endorsed nuclear power in front of world leaders who were gathering in Brazil ahead of the closely watched COP30 talks.

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has made bold pledges to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035 and to phase out coal within 15 years, raising hopes t

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – Indonesia has long been mentioned as having great potential for rare earth metals.

Septia Ryanthie, Jakarta – Pertamina Patra Niaga Central Java Region (JBT) urges the Indonesian public to be more cautious about the circulation of fake LPG cylinders.

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Criminal Investigation Unit of the Indonesian National Police has uncovered an extensive case of illegal sand mining within the Mount Merapi National Park

Aminuddin, Jakarta – The West Java provincial government issued 76 new mining business permits (IUP) in 2025.

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Several mining associations are requesting the Indonesian government to cancel the plan to implement a 50 percent blended biodiesel (B50) in 2026.

Martin Bagya Kertiyasa, Jakarta – Pertamina Hulu Energi (PHE) and Malaysia's state-owned energy giant Petronas have signed a farm-out agreement (FOA) under the production sharing contra

Muhammad Farhan, Wawan Kurniawan, Jakarta – Indonesia will begin construction of waste-to-energy (WtE) plants in seven regions starting March 2026, as the government accelerates efforts

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia said the government will offer incentives to companies that invest in ethanol production f

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Servio Maranda, Jakarta – Indonesia's state-owned tin producer PT Timah Tbk reported financial losses amounting to Rp2.25 billion after a violent demonstration by tin miners damaged sev

Jakarta – Indonesia is losing more than US$2 billion every year to illegal tin mining and smuggling, President Prabowo Subianto said Monday.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Indonesia Cerah Foundation (CERAH) said President Prabowo Subianto has yet to deliver concrete steps to make Indonesia the 'global king of green energy' wit

Jakarta – The policy disarray in the energy sector is increasingly concerning.

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – A recent report from Climate Rights International (CRI) urges the Indonesian government and companies in the mining sector, particularly nickel, to immediately

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – In a new report, marine activists are demanding restoration efforts from nickel miners and the Indonesian government for affected areas of Raja Ampat while also

Addin Anugrah Siwi, Jakarta – The Finance Ministry announced on Tuesday that the government had rolled out Rp 192.2 trillion (approximately $11.6 billion) in energy subsidies and compen

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, views the practice of exporting raw materials, including mineral resources, as akin to th

Timor-Leste is pushing to revive the Tasi Mane project, promising returns of up to US$52 billion by 2056 with development of the energy industry infrastructure, reports Portuguese news

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has ordered the suspension of 190 mineral and coal mining permits (IUP) for failing to meet reclamation

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Bahlil Lahadalia said the mining policy for cooperatives and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)

Chandra Adi Nurwidya, Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia defended the government's plan to mandate a 10 percent ethanol blend in gasoline, or E10, saying

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia is currently running road tests on B50, the biodiesel containing a 50 percent palm oil blend, as the country wishes to stop buying foreign diesel

Antara, Jakarta – The President Director of Indonesia's PT Pertamina (Persero), Simon Aloysius Mantiri, has responded to comments from Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa regarding

Nandito Putra, Jakarta – The Association of Indonesian Mining Professionals (Perhapi) says the plan to allow cooperatives to manage mining operations poses several challenges.

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Investment and Downstream Industrialization Ministry warned that ongoing fuel shortages at several private gas station networks could hurt investor confide

Andree Surianta and Hasran – Fuel shortages at private retailers such as Shell, Vivo, and BP-AKR in recent weeks has caught public attention.

Chesa Andini Saputra, Jakarta – As debates flare up over the ethanol content in Pertamina's fuel, the Indonesian Oil and Gas Companies Association (Aspermigas) reminded consumers that s

Servio Maranda, Jakarta – PT Timah Tbk has agreed to meet the demands of the miners to increase the purchase price of tin sand with a stannum (SN) 70 content of 70 percent from Rp260,00

Jeff Hutton – In late June, China's LONGi Green Energy Technology announced a tie-up with Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina to make solar panels in West Java province

Agencies, Jakarta – Miner PT Freeport Indonesia said on Sunday that all seven workers who went missing after a mud-flow disaster at Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine have been c