Power Up: Indonesia’s New Capital Needs New Electricity Grid
Jakarta. Indonesia’s new capital in East Kalimantan will need additional 1,555 megawatts of electricity to ensure an uninterrupted power supply, according to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. The extra capacity needed is around what the entire island of Kalimantan consumes in electricity today, but the government is adamant it does not want a repeat of Jakarta’s embarrassing blackout two months […]
New Administration, New Hope for Geothermal Energy?
A decision by Perusahaan Listrik Negara, or PLN, the state utility company, to ink a new investment deal for a coal-fired power plant in Suralaya, Cilegon, this year has raised some eyebrows. The power plant, which will be operating under a PLN subsidiary, would increase the total installed capacity of Suralaya Power Plant by up to 6,025 megawatts. […]
Toyota Indonesia set to produce battery electric vehicles in Karawang
Tokyo (ANTARA) – PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN) is ready to start battery electric vehicle (BEV) production at its factory located in Karawang, West Java, though its type had yet to be made public. “It is a global trend. If we do not join it, we will not be able to export,” Warih Andang […]
55 MW Lumut Balai geothermal power plant online in Indonesia
As reported today from Indonesia, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources ( ESDM ) has announced that geothermal capacity continues to grow. Geothermal Director Ida Nuryatin Finahari said that geothermal capacity until the end of September reached 2,003.3 MW. In September 2019 55 MW were added from Lumut Balai,” Ida said to Katadata.co.id. […]
In Indonesia, Students Use Puppets to Banish ‘Big Ghost’ of Plastic Waste in Fight Against Climate Change
Jakarta: The scene is much like any other Indonesian puppet show: the beat of the gongs is frenetic, the musicians wear intricately-patterned traditional costumes and the puppets sway back and forth in a fast-paced exchange laced with maniacal laughter. But the puppets have bottle-cap noses and long, pink hair made from shredded plastic bags, and are […]
Electrification for 1,123 villages in Papua, West Papua
Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – State-owned electricity firm PLN hope to supply electricity to 1,123 villages in Papua and West Papua Provinces by the end of 2019, PLN General Manager for the Papua and West Papua regions Ari Dartomo said. Power will be supplied to these villages through hydropower plants, electric tubes, biomass power plants, and […]
DEN recommends five strategies to develop renewable energy
Jakarta (ANTARA) – in a bid to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil energy to meet national demand, Indonesia’s National Energy Council (DEN) has revealed five strategies to develop renewable energy. The council has recommended five strategies to develop renewable energy in Indonesia, Secretary General of DEN Djoko Siswanto said here Tuesday. First, Indonesia would […]
Collapse in coal prices adds to Indonesian miners’ funding woes
THE global collapse in coal prices this year has dealt a particularly heavy blow to miners in Indonesia, the top exporter and one of the largest producers of the fuel. Bonds from the country’s financially weak miners have suffered more than peers elsewhere in Asia due to a lack of diversification and state backing that […]
