Indonesian FM shares govt’s national programs with NDB
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono shared the national strategic programs that Indonesia will pursue under President Prabowo Subianto’s leadership during a meeting with President of the New Development Bank (NDB) Dilma Rousseff in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday.
Indonesia’s Prabowo hopes to implement 50% palm-based biodiesel blending by 2025
JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Indonesia president-elect Prabowo Subianto hopes to implement mandatory 50% palm oil-based biodiesel blending by early next year, which he said would cut fuel imports by $20 billion per year.
Work begins on HCM City’s first waste-to-energy plant
Construction of the Tam Sinh Nghia waste-to-energy plant, the first of its kind in Ho Chi Minh City, has begun in the outlying district of Cu Chi.
Saraburi cement plants to turn waste into energy
Saraburi, which houses Thailand’s key cement plants, is expected to start converting waste to energy in a project led by the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA). CMA has developed a pilot project to create ‘ignitable waste pallets’, which will replace imported coal in cement production, according to TCMA chair Dr Chana Poomee.
Indonesia accounts for 54% of global palm oil exports: minister
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, has said that Indonesia is dominating global palm oil exports, accounting for 54 percent of world palm oil supplies. In 2023, Indonesia’s total palm oil production stood at 56 million tons with export realization reaching 26.33 million tons, he informed.
“First commercial biomethane plant” in Indonesia commences operations
Indonesia’s first commercial biomethane plant officially started operations on 22 January. The plant was constructed by PT KIS Biofuel Indonesia, and is located in North Sumatra.
Erex signs MoU with Vietnam province to develop biomass projects
Japanese electric company erex Co has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Can Tho Province, Vietnam, for the purpose of exchanging and providing information on the development of the study of biomass power plant projects
Waste-to-energy plant nearing completion in central Vietnam
A waste treatment plant in the central Thua Thien Hue Province is set to generate 12MW of electricity per hour from 600 tons of waste it will process daily. It is nearing completion and will start operating this quarter.
