West Nusa Tenggara explores renewable energy cooperation with Denmark
Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) – The West Nusa Tenggara provincial government is exploring cooperation opportunities with the Government of Denmark for adopting the application of renewable energy and waste management from the country. “At the moment, the West Nusa Tenggara government’s paradigm is to be open to investments and businesses. We are open to […]
Grab, Gojek, state-owned electricity provider PLN to develop EV in Indonesia
Southeast Asian ride-hailing firms Grab and Gojek signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), to develop the country’s electric vehicle industry. The memorandum also involved Indonesia’s biggest taxi operator, Blue Bird, Chinese automaker BYD, Indonesian public bus operator Transjakarta, and Indonesian automaker PT Mobil Anak Bangsa. The memorandum will see […]
Indonesia allocates 9.59m kilolitres of biodiesel for 2020: document
[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s energy ministry allocated 9.59 million kilolitres of unblended biodiesel for its mandatory biofuel programme in 2020, a ministerial decree released on Friday showed. That is 45 per cent higher compared with the 6.63 million kilolitres allocation for this year. President Joko Widodo has proposed starting mandatory use of palm-based biodiesel with 30 per cent […]
PLN Urged to Hasten Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan urged state electricity firm PLN to expedite the provision of electric vehicles or EV charging stations (SPKLU) following the signing of MoU with 20 companies. “I am glad the PLN director can mobilize this [MoU], but we should not stop here,” said Luhut during the signing event at BPPT […]
Toshiba wins contract for Dieng small-scale geothermal plant in Indonesia
In a release today, Japanese Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation announced that the company has won a contract with PT Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT), a leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company in Indonesia, to supply a set of steam turbine and generator for the Dieng Small Scale Geothermal Power Plant located in […]
Cost-Efficiency Key to Lift Energy Sector: Minister
Jakarta. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan told local oil and gas companies on Monday that they need to increase efficiency to maintain competitiveness and adapt themselves to global changes in the industry. “When I was first elected [as minister], frankly I was surprised [at seeing] how far behind the energy sector was [compared to other industries]. The president […]
Toshiba to build CO2-free energy system for Indonesia
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with state-owned electricity company, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to build hydrogen-based energy systems with zero CO2 emission to meet electrical power in Indonesia’s remote areas. The MoU is particularly aimed at accelerating the adoption of hydrogen-based autonomous energy supply system, […]
Blue Bird Introduces Indonesia’s First Fleet of Electric Taxis
The Blue Bird Group, Indonesia’s largest taxi operator, has added two new electric vehicle models to its fleet in the greater Jakarta area. It introduced 25 Chinese-made BYD e6 all-electric compact multi-purpose vehicles, which will operate as regular Blue Bird taxis, and five Tesla Model X 75D mid-size all-electric luxury sport utility vehicles for its […]
