Preparation for Arjuno-Welirang geothermal project in East Java ongoing
Work continues at the Arjuno-Welirang geothermal working areas (WKP) in East Java, Indonesia with preparations for exploration ongoing. The developer of the project, state-owned PT Go Dipa Energi (GDE) conducted a magnetotelluric (MT) and electromagnetic time domain (TDEM) survey last year. As reported locally, the MT survey was conducted at 78 points of Arjuno-Welirang geothermal […]
New renewables bill may give Indonesia chance to move away from coal
Energy industry observers and activists have welcomed the move of Indonesia’s parliament in drafting a bill on renewable energy that will be included in its docket of priority legislation for passage this year. Indonesia’s parliament has for the first time prioritized passing new legislation on renewable energy, and activists have seized the opportunity to call for […]
Climate emergency: Indonesia faces catastrophic floods, disappearing islands
In recent weeks there have been devastating floods in Indonesia. What are the latest statistics about these and is there a link with global warming? The floods in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi (Greater Jakarta) and Banten province caused 67 deaths and displaced 36,419 people. Economic losses have reached RP10 trillion. According to the Meteorology, […]
Jokowi Invites Australia to Develop Renewable Energy
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has invited Australia to cooperate in developing renewable energy and work hand-in-hand in conserving the environment. “We must work hand-in-hand to conserve nature, implement sustainable development, reforestation (barren land) and the upper reaches of rivers, prevent land and forest fires, commit ourselves to reduce carbon emissions, and develop renewable energy and […]
Indonesia to stop gas exports to Singapore in 2023
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has decided to stop gas shipments to Singapore in the next three years to cater to domestic demand. “Gas exports to Singapore will stop in 2023 and we will use the gas for the domestic market,” Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) head Fanshurullah Asa said as quoted from the ministry’s press […]
Indonesia expects 8.8 GW of power projects to come online in 2020
JAKARTA, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Indonesia expects an additional 8,823 megawatts (MW) of electricity capacity to come online in 2020 as part of a plan to add 35 gigawatts (GW) of capacity, Rida Mulyana, the energy ministry’s Director General of Electricity told parliament on Wednesday. It would be the biggest capacity rise within a year […]
Rekind Completed Phase One of Muara Laboh PLTP Project
PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekind) again showed its best performance at the end of 2019. JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The National EPCC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning) company has completed the Muara Laboh Phase One Geothermal Power Project (PLTP) located in Solok Selatan Regency, West Sumatra. This was marked by the announcement of the commercial operation of the […]
Indonesia to issue feed-in tariffs to boost renewable energy sector
JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to issue a presidential regulation on a feed-in tariff system in a bid to boost investment in its renewable energy sector. The feed-in tariffs will be divided into two stages. The first will offer renewable power plant developers a fixed electricity price for 12 years. At the second stage, and on the […]
