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 […]
Jokowi considers three solutions to lower industrial gas prices
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo will look into three options to lower the stubbornly high industrial gas price in Indonesia, which has deterred industries from expanding in Indonesia amid a domestic economic slowdown. The options are: introducing a fiscal incentive, creating a domestic market obligation (DMO) or undergoing an import simplification procedure to reduce gas prices […]
Indonesia industry ministry to propose mandatory domestic gas sales – minister
JAKARTA, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Industry Ministry will put forward a plan for mandatory domestic gas sales to ensure local manufacturers can get cheap supplies after they complained of high prices, Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said on Monday. The so-called domestic market obligation (DMO) would require gas producers to sell a portion of […]
Government agency fixes subsidized fuels allocation for 2020
The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) has fixed next year’s allocation of subsidized fuels at 26.87 million kiloliters (kL), up 3 percent from last year, following a meeting with House of Representatives members last week BPH Migas said in a statement on Monday that next year’s subsidized fuel allocation consisted of diesel […]
PT Supreme Energy preparing 65 MW expansion of Muara Laboh geothermal plant
We reported last week on the start of the 85 MW Muara Laboh geothermal power plant by PT Supreme Energy. PT Supreme Energy Muara Laboh has now officially started the commercial operation of the Phase-1 Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) Muara Laboh, located in Solok Selatan Regency, West Sumatra Province PT Supreme Energy’s Founder & Chairman Supramu […]
Indonesia activists demand climate action
The grassroots movement, established in July 2019, is demanding the Indonesian government declare a climate emergency and to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2025. The Low Carbon Development Indonesia (LCDI) aims to advance the transition to renewable sources and reducing dependency on filthy coal. It aims to increase the share of renewables in the sun-kissed […]
Grab to put Gesits electric scooters on Jakarta streets
JAKARTA — Eager to help Jakarta rid its image as one of the most polluted cities in Southeast Asia, transportation companies in the capital are looking to deploy electric vehicles
Homegrown fuel: Jokowi kicks off B30 policy
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has symbolically kicked off the mandatory use of B30 biodiesel – eight days ahead of Jan. 1, when the policy was initially scheduled to go into force. B30 refers to a biodiesel blend containing 30 percent fuel produced from palm oil. “We can say that this B30 policy can save us […]
