Indonesia Plans to Cut Coal Output to Bolster Prices, Revenue
Indonesia ordered coal miners to slash output after record production and exports from the world’s largest shipper last year weighed on prices and state revenue. The government has set the production target at 550 million metric tons this year, 9.8% below the 610 million tons in 2019, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif told […]
Indonesia plans B40 biodiesel road tests in April
JAKARTA: Indonesia‘s energy ministry plans to start road tests for a biodiesel programme with 40 per cent bio-content (B40) in April, a government official said on Thursday. Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, last year had increased the mandatory bio-content of its biodiesel programme to 30 per cent, known as B30, which is expected to cut the […]
Indonesia plans new gas pricing for industrial users in March
JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to unveil a new gas pricing policy for industrial customers in March in a bid to lower energy costs for manufacturers, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Arifin Tasrif said on Thursday. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo earlier this week asked his cabinet to come up with a strategy to lower gas prices for manufacturers to […]
UAE’s Masdar to support development of Indonesia’s largest solar power plant
State electricity company PLN’s unit Pembangkitan Jawa Bali (PJB) is looking to begin construction of the $129 million Cirata floating solar power plant in West Java next year with support from Abu Dhabi-based renewables firm Masdar. The companies will kick off development of the 145 megawatt (MW) Cirata floating solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant next […]
Gas supply from Indonesia to Singapore will cease by 2023
By 2023, Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry is looking to stop supplying gas to Singapore via the Suban Blok Corridor Field. This is done so that the gas supply can be diverted back to domestic consumption in Indonesia. “Gas is still abundant in Sumatra. Gas supply to Singapore will end in 2023 and will be […]
Indonesia keeps coal domestic market obligation rules unchanged for 2020
JAKARTA, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has decided to keep coal domestic market obligation at 25% and the price cap at $70 per tonne in 2020, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Ministry officials last year said the government was considering lowering the mandatory coal sales to domestic power […]
Indonesia to sign billions of dollars of energy and trade deals in Abu Dhabi
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo will oversee the signing of $18.8 billion worth of energy and trade deals on a visit to Abu Dhabi, including Pertamina’s deal with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co to upgrade a West Java refinery, ministers said on Tuesday. Some of the deals have been under discussions for some […]
Prof Reacts to Prabowo Subianto’s Natuna Military Base Plan
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – International law professor, Hikmahanto Juwana, form University Indonesia said that he is apprehensive about Prabowo Subianto’s idea to establish an Indonesian Natuna military base in the Riau Islands, and the country’s eastern region. “What I am most worried about is if it would create friction over Natuna sea, especially between [state authorities], which would involve weaponry,” said the professor […]
