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The country’s love affair with coal technology is far from over, as the current official project list of the Department of Energy (DOE) still casts 11,289 megawatts of committed and indicative coal plant projects due for developments in the short to medium term.
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Jakarta, 18 January 2021 –Nicke Widyawati is no stranger to hard work, having started her career early while still studying industrial engineering at the Bandung Institute of Technology. But as the President Director of Indonesia’s largest state-owned energy company, Pertamina, the COVID-19 pandemic has given her a global level challenge.
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Green energy played a proportionally bigger role in Indonesia last year but still fell short of the government’s expectations as the COVID-19 pandemic hit demand and investments. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry data show that the contribution of green energy to Indonesia’s total energy consumption rose from 9.15 percent in 2019 to 11.51 percent last year but still fell short of the targeted 13 percent. The ministry’s renewables director general, Dadan Kusdiana, attributed the rising portion of renewables to new green power plants that came online last year and to higher consumption of 30 percent palm oil-mixed biodiesel (B30). Progress was, however, limited by an investment shortfall. Indonesia captured US$1.36 billion in green energy investments in 2020. The figure is 2.9 percent below the $1.4 billion recorded in 2019 and only 60 percent of the targeted…
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State-run electricity utility Electricite du Cambodge (EDC) has inaugurated a new substation and 230kV high-voltage transmission line in Tbong Khmum province as part of the government’s efforts to promote electrical-grid stability for the public and industries.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has prescribed capacity requirements that power investors must comply to qualify for “energy project of national significance” (EPNS) status.
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To qualify for “energy project of national significance” (EPNS) status in the Philippines, the country’s Department of Energy has set minimum requirements, as reported by the Manila Bulletin.
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As reported by Indonesian outlet Kontan, several energy associations in Indonesia have participated in the work on a draft for the 2020-2029 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) by Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
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Two countries linked by an energy source, China and Myanmar have become closer partners over the last few years due to their connection via an oil pipeline. Having seen the success of energy transportation between the two states, China plans to invest further in Myanmar in the coming years. In 2019, the China-Myanmar pipeline carried 10.8 million tonnes of crude oil. Two countries that previously had few connections beyond their border have relied on the pipeline to transport energy, seeing an increase in movement of around 6.3 percent year on year and valued at around $5.5 billion.
ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is an intergovernmental organisation within ASEAN structure that represents the 10 ASEAN Member States’ (AMS) interests in the energy sector.
