Can power from palm oil waste replace fossil fuels in coal-loving Asia?
Low in moisture and high in calorific value, palm kernel shells are ideal for burning, but their use for power production does not come without challenges. Can these materials help shrink coal’s climate impacts in Asia? What happens to the waste that accumulates when oil palm fruits are processed?
Energy ministry rejects miners’ request for relaxation on coal royalties
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has expressed its opposition to granting Indonesian coal miners’ request to relax coal royalty payments amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministry’s director for non-tax state revenue of coal and minerals, Johnson Pakpahan, said on Friday that such relaxations would “disrupt government cash flows” at a time when Indonesia planned to […]
Energy for All scheme to open at end of the month
Community-owned power projects from renewable sources, known as Energy for All, will open for interested parties for co-investment by the end of this month after a months-long delay. The scheme was not launched late last year as originally scheduled because of a lengthy preparation process. The coronavirus pandemic caused further delays.
More companies sign deals to secure gas discounts
Seven more companies have signed deals with gas producers to receive gas at subsidized prices following similar agreements with 11 companies in May, as the government seeks to boost Indonesia’s manufacturing sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The companies, consisting of a fertilizer maker and six gas distributors, signed letters of agreement (LoA) on Wednesday to secure 231.2 billion […]
Indonesia sees product demand up 160,000 b/d by 2026
Indonesia expects domestic oil product demand to increase by 12pc or around 160,000 b/d by 2026, but an expansion of refinery capacity should eliminate the need for imports. Indonesia imported 24.7mn kilolitres (425,000 b/d) of oil products last year, meeting 33pc of demand. Its domestic refineries accounted for other two thirds of requirements, with output of […]
Virus-hit Indonesian thermal coal prices could start slow recovery in Q3: sources
Singapore — Indonesian thermal coal prices, which are grappling with the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, could start to slowly recover from September onwards as market sentiment improves and demand picks up, sources told S&P Global Platts June 5.
Single-axis bifacial PV offers lowest LCOE in 93.1% of world’s land area
A group of scientists from the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore has showed that combining bifacial panels and single-axis trackers is the best way to achieve the lowest levelized cost of energy in solar power projects based on crystalline silicon technology. In the study Global Techno-Economic Performance of Bifacial and Tracking Photovoltaic Systems, published in Joule, the […]
Indonesia’s APBI urges coal royalty payment flexibility
The Indonesian coal mining association (APBI) is lobbying the government to ease royalty payment requirements for coal mining companies amid a weakening demand outlook because of the global Covid-19 pandemic. The group, which represents the country’s coal producers, is requesting that the energy ministry revises its ministerial decree on guidelines for the implementation of the imposition, […]
