Indonesia aims to double gas production by 2030 with major projects in pipeline
Indonesia is aiming to double gas production over the next 10 years to 12,300 million cubic feet per day (mmscfd) as it sets sights on becoming one of the top global gas exporters with major projects in the pipeline. The government’s Upstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Special Task Force (SKK Migas) said in a statement […]
Oil price slump a double-edged sword for Indonesia, Sri Mulyani says
Low oil prices may be a double-edged sword for Indonesia after Saudi Arabia started a price war with Russia by slashing its selling prices and pledging to boost supply amid falling demand due to the coronavirus outbreak. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Monday that the current price war amid the weakening economy due to the […]
New regulation on pricing of renewable energy awaits President’s approval
President Joko “Jokowi’ Widodo is expected to soon sign the long-awaited government regulation on renewable energy, which will, among other things, fix the formula of the feed-in tariff in a bid to improve the investment climate in the renewable energy sector, a senior energy official has said, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Renewable Energy Director General FX Sutijastoto […]
PLN sets up generator on Sebaru Island
As instructed, we were told to set up a 60 Kva power capacity generator unit Jakarta (ANTARA) – State electricity firm PLN Disjaya has installed a generator set as a source of electricity at the observation site of 188 Indonesian citizens (WNI) on Sebaru Island, Thousand Islands, Jakarta Province. “As instructed, we were told to set […]
Indonesia’s Pertamina seeks palm oil supply guarantees for biofuel
JAKARTA: Indonesia state energy company PT Pertamina asked parliament to cap prices for some crude palm oil (CPO), as the company develops refineries to make fuel from the vegetable oil. Pertamina needs a guarantee on the supply and price of palm oil as feed stock for at least three refineries it is investing in, chief executive officer Nicke Widyawati told a […]
Indonesia’s January biodiesel consumption at 706,176 kL -ministry
JAKARTA, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Indonesia consumed 706,176 kilolitres (kL) of unblended biodiesel in the month of January, data from Energy and Mineral Resources showed on Tuesday. That is 35% higher than the average monthly biodiesel consumption in 2019. In the whole of 2019, Indonesia used 6.26 million kL of unblended biodiesel made from palm […]
Investors waiting for new regulations on geothermal development in Indonesia
While geothermal power generation capacity has been increasing in Indonesia, investment and development of geothermal has not seen the growth it could show. Investors still seem to refrain from developing geothermal energy. The indication, can be seen from the auction of the geothermal working area (WKP) in 2019. Of the three geothermal working areas (WKP) […]
Indonesia could lose coal buyers over regulation mandating use of local ships: APBI
Indonesian coal miners may lose buyers because of a regulation that requires coal exporters to only use domestic shipping companies and insurance services, experts have warned. The head of the marketing and logistics department at the Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI) Hendri Tan said that many overseas buyers would choose to import coal from other countries because of […]
