State-owned electricity firm PLN plans to hold an auction for mine-mouth coal-fired power plants in Sumatra and Kalimantan with a total capacity of around 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the near future. “For Sumatra, the total capacity is around … Continue reading →
The United States Vice President Mike Pence has signed a USD 8 billion business deals in presence of his Indonesian counterpart Jusuf Kalla during his Indonesia visit, Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said Thursday, April 20, 2017. Retno said that the … Continue reading →
Indonesia has a huge potential for investment in renewable energy, especially for waste and geothermal energy, according to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. “There are 13 regions in Indonesia which have geothermal energy potential,” the ministrys Director of Geothermal, … Continue reading →
The World Bank’s board of executive directors has approved $55.25 million in grants to support geothermal energy projects in Indonesia with the aim to facilitate investment in geothermal power generation. “Insufficient energy holds back Indonesia’s growth potential and limits the … Continue reading →
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has officially launched a ministerial decree, which allows private companies to develop their own electricity grids that are separate from state-owned electricity firm PLN. On Monday, Energy and Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Arcandra Tahar … Continue reading →