Indonesia Energy Obtains Key Permit to Initiate its 2020 Drilling Campaign

JAKARTA, INDONESIA and DANVILLE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 24, 2020 / Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited (NYSE American:INDO) (IEC), an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Indonesia, today announced that the company’s Technical Program and Drilling Budget has been approved by Pertamina, Indonesia‘s state-owned oil and natural gas corporation, which also granted IEC the permit to commence the bidding process to secure […]

Government studies plant to convert old power plants into renewables

The government aims to complete this year a study into replacing several aging fossil fuel-fired plants with renewable energy plants as it races against time to catch up with its green goals. The study, which began in January, not only includes mapping potential renewable sources but also future growth in targeted regions, the Energy and Mineral […]

Energy Ministry may lower coal production target as Chinese demand falls

The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry is considering lowering the coal production target this year as demand from China has shown a significant decline since the start of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country late last year, a senior ministry official has said.

Indonesia should focus on renewable energy, not nuclear, activists say

Activists are warning the government to steer clear of building nuclear power plants, citing safety concerns and urging Indonesia to focus on renewable energy instead. A Greenpeace Indonesia official, Satrio Swandiko, said Indonesia should heed the lessons of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in Japan, which was caused by an earthquake and tsunami […]

Indonesia, Sweden to cooperate in sustainable bioenergy development

Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Policy Analysis and Development Agency of Indonesian in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in Stockholm, held an event entitled, the “Policy Dialogue on Strategic Bioenergy in Indonesia and Sweden” in Jakarta on Wednesday.