EV owners just take 20 mins to charge batteries at PLN’s new station
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Owners of electric vehicles (EVs) in Jakarta have no more needed longer time to charge their EV batteries. They just take 20 minutes to do that at an ultra-fast public charging station that state-owned electricity firm PLN had set up last month. ANTARA observed on Sunday that the EV owners could shorten […]
The weekend read: PV could help clear Indonesia’s air
The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), an Indonesian think tank, has reported that the country has the potential to install up to 655 GW of rooftop PV capacity. Contrast that with a current installed capacity of just 100 MW, and it’s clear that solar PV still has a long way to go before it […]
Incentives for private sector crucial for further geothermal development in Indonesia
The Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (METI) reports that Indonesia has development potential with 312 geothermal fields. Of these, only 70 fields have become Geothermal Working Areas (WKP). The rest can be developed into renewable energy projects. Surya Darma, the Chairman of METI, sees the exploration drilling program by the government for the working areas as […]
Russia to overtake Indonesia as top exporter of thermal coal by 2040: IEA
Singapore — Russia is expected to overtake Indonesia as the biggest exporter of coal by 2040, as the Southeast Asian country’s thermal coal production stagnates, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. In the report, IEA Southeast Asia Energy Outlook, released at the Singapore International Energy Week 2019, the agency said that with stagnating investment in coal […]
Indonesia’s green energy outlook promising despite slow growth
International energy experts believe the share of renewable energy in Indonesia will exceed that of fossil fuel within the next 25 years despite slow progress in ongoing efforts to promote clean energy. Bloomberg’s latest New Energy Outlook (NEO) predicts Indonesia will generate more renewable energy than fossil fuel by 2045 as green technology becomes widely […]
Indonesia set to venture into novel era of electric vehicles
Indonesia is buoyant about emerging as a major producer of electric vehicles (EV) owing to quite abundant raw materials to produce lithium batteries, the main component of EV manufacturing. Besides this, the country believes that electric-based vehicles can lower air pollution, especially in Jakarta, categorized as one of the polluted cities in the world and […]
to-the-point: Total Solar adds rooftop PV for Indonesia’s Chandra Asri
October 29 (Renewables Now) – Total Solar Distributed Generation has completed the installation of a rooftop photovoltaic (PV) array at a site of Indonesian petrochemical company Chandra Asri Petrochemical (IDX:TPIA). The solar power plant at Chandra Asri’s facility in Cilegon, a coastal city in Banten province, will be able to produce more than 390 MWh […]
PLN Inaugurates Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in 4 Cities
Tangerang: PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has inaugurated vehicle charging stations in four areas in Indonesia. The areas are Tangerang, South Bali, Jakarta, and Bandung. PT PLN Acting CEO, Sripeni Inten Cahyani, said that the inauguration of the stations is part of the company’s program to develop infrastructure for battery-powered electric motor vehicles. Bagaimana tanggapan anda […]
