Antara, Jakarta – State-Owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir has unveiled several strategies to boost the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia.

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – The Central Sulawesi branch of the Indonesian Forum for Environment or Walhi took to the streets today, Monday, February 19, 2024.

Jayapura, Jubi – John Magal, the chairman of the Amungme Community Institution (LEMASA) or Amungme Nagawan, expressed regret over the visit of a team from the Indonesian Ministry of Env

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – A newly revised ministerial regulation makes installing rooftop solar panels at residential homes even less attractive for local users than it was before, whi

London – China and Indonesia are set to reduce nickel output by at least 100,000 metric tons this year as producers seek to limit losses following a slump in the price of the metal used

Amelia Rahima Sari, Antara, Jakarta – The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) responded to the Indonesian government's plan to lower the new renewable energy (NRE) mix

Jon Emont – A few years ago, Indonesia set out to turn its treasure trove of nickel into an electric-car manufacturing boom.

Annisa Febiola, Jakarta – Presidential candidate number 02 Prabowo Subianto has again stressed that the downstream program, including the nickel downstream project, plays a pivotal role

Parliza Hendrawan, Jakarta – PT Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR) Regional Sumatra has made another discovery of hydrocarbons, which is a sign that there is petroleum.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government is facing fresh calls to evaluate the public health and socioeconomic impacts of the country's widespread use of coal-fired power plants as it mov

Timika, Jubi – On Saturday (27/1/2024), the Acting Regent of Intan Jaya, Apolos Bagau, facilitated a meeting between the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) of Intan Jay

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – North Maluku's Halmahera Study Forum of Foshal, The Indonesian Forum for Environment, Trend Asia, and the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation revealed a pletho

Ternate – The North Maluku Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), the Halmahera Study Forum (FOSHAL), the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) and Trend Asia have revealed the

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia's nickel miners are bracing for a price slump in 2024, as the global glut is expected to continue growing while demand growth has declined.

Jakarta – Some Indonesians are concerned that the energy transition will affect their livelihoods, particularly those who rely on the fossil fuel sector.

Jakarta – In last Sunday's second and final vice presidential debate, Gibran Rakabuming Raka questioned rival Muhaimin Iskandar's commitment to a cornerstone of Indonesia's industrial d

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – Chief Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has refuted assertions made by former head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Thomas Trikasih

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Nickel-based batteries are still not losing popularity to lithium ferro-phosphate (LFP) in the electric vehicle (EV) market, according to Investment Minist

Adi Renaldi – Land grabbing, loss of traditional livelihoods, as well as rising health and environmental concerns are controversies hounding Indonesia's grand global ambitions for its n

Jayapura, Jubi – The second environmental impact analysis (AMDAL) process by PT Freeport Indonesia is currently in progress, with the company expressing optimism that everything will pr

Jayapura, Jubi – Menuel John Magal, the Director of the Amungme Indigenous Peoples Community Institution (LEMASA), has stated that in June 2023, they wrote a letter to the Ministry of E

Vinnilya, Jakarta – Indonesian miners are grappling with the decreasing nickel prices, approaching their lowest level since 2021.

Indonesia's coal production hit a record high of 775.2 million mt in 2023, exceeding the target of 694 million mt set earlier by the government, according to MINERBA One Data (MODI) mad

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – China and India will boost Indonesia's coal production in 2024, even beyond the target set this year, according to the Indonesia Mining and Energy Forum (I

Alfi Dinilhaq, Cilegon – The hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL) compound released from the smokestack of the Chandra Asri Pacific plant on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, has been declared safe.

Ikhsan Reliubun, Jakarta – A senior researcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Deni Friawan, responded to vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming Rak

Jakarta – It is a disappointment to learn the government has chosen to abandon the 23 percent renewable target in the national energy mix that it was supposed to achieve by 2025.

Bernadette Christina, Jakarta – Indonesia aims to triple its biomass consumption in power generation to 2.83 million metric tons in 2024, from 991,000 tons consumed last year in an effo

Jakarta – Mining activity at a nickel industrial park linked to mainly Chinese companies has contributed to mass deforestation in Indonesia, a non-governmental group said in a report.

Resty Woro Yuniar – A new report accuses a massive China-funded nickel industrial complex in Indonesia's Maluku province of causing "significant" environmental destruction and existenti

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia is planning to slash the targeted share of renewables in the national energy mix, a move seen by experts as a step back in the country's ambition towar

Alfida Rizky Febrianna, Jakarta – Investments in Indonesia's energy and mineral resources sector increased by 11%, reaching $30.3 billion (Rp 471 trillion), compared to the $27 billion

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia is aiming to have 15 oil and gas projects come on stream this year, as the country eyes more investment in the sector.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is allocating Rp186.9 trillion for this year's energy subsidy budget.

Tempo.Co, Jakarta – State power company PLN recorded electricity sales volume in 2023 reaching 285.23 terawatt hours (TWh).

Jakarta – Indonesia reached an electrification rate of 99.78 percent in 2023, coming close to the government's target of achieving 100 percent access to electricity for all households.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – All three vice-presidential candidates are expected to introduce initiatives that will steer Indonesia away from its heavy reliance on commodity trade

Arif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Executive Director of Traction Energy Asia Tommy Pratama said that energy transition is at risk of climate-damaging land grabbing.

Bogor, West Java – Indonesia's commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2060 or sooner will be supported by the country's massive renewable energy potential, but developing this must b

Mutia Yuantisya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Crude Price or ICP in December 2023 plunged to US$75.51 per barrel, a US$4.12 drop compared to November's ICP.

Jakarta – The occupational safety and health (OSH) standard at the nickel-focused Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) is under scrutiny after explosions blasted in Tsinghan subsid

Antara, Jakarta – State-owned utility company PLN is repurposing its electric poles into public electric vehicle charging stations (SPKLU).

Ayos Carlos, Jakarta – Some Pertamina gas stations are implementing restrictions on subsidized fuel purchases, raising concerns about fuel shortage.

Muhammad Fakhruddin, Morowali – The death toll from a workplace accident at Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, has increased to 20 individ

Yohanes Maharso Joharsoyo, Jakarta – A member of the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar (AMIN) campaign team's expert council, Fadhil Hasan, raised concerns about the government's downstr

Tempo.co, Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pressed for strengthening audits and investigations on smelter facilities in the mining industry as a preventive measure against i

Ade Ridwan Yandwiputra, Jakarta – The nickel smelter of PT Gunbuster Nickel Industri (GNI) in North Morowali, Southeast Sulawesi, caught fire again on Thursday, Dec. 28.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – Indonesia, like most other countries, has committed to cutting carbon emissions by relying less on coal and more on renewable sources of energy, but the past yea

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The government expects an uptrend in underground mining to take hold in the country as surface mineral reserves continue to decline.

During a recent trip to Japan, Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao signalled that his country is open to Chinese companies as potential partners for the Greater Sunrise offshore na