#Clean Energy
Indonesia asked to boost land allocation for EBT development
Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a think tank for renewable energy (EBT), encourages the government to accommodate land allocation for the development of new and renewable energy (EBT) in regional spatial planning, in an effort to accelerate EBT development in Indonesia.
PGE targets 395 MW electricity from three new power plants by 2027
PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), a geothermal energy subsidiary of State energy company PT Pertamina is targeting three new geothermal power plants (PLTP) to operate in 2025 to 2027.
BRIN-Banjarnegara administration develop technology to turn plastic waste into fuel
The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Banjarnegara Regency Government are developing technology to process plastic waste into fuel (petasol) through a fast pyrolysis (faspol) machine.
Prabowo administration accelerates green transition, strengthens global partnerships
The administration of President Prabowo Subianto plans to accelerate the implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) through various strategies in an effort to achieve its emission reduction target.
Indonesia to build floating solar power plants on two dams, targets operation in 2027
The Ministry of Public Works will utilize two dams, one of which is the Jati Dam in West Java, to install floating solar power plants (PLTS) with a target of operation in 2027.
PLN NTT targets 198 MW renewable energy boost by 2030, focuses on geothermal power
Main Distribution Unit (UID) of State electricity company PLN‘s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Region (PLN NTT) is targeting a new renewable energy generating capacity of up to 198 Megawatts (MW) by 2030, with the focus on Geothermal Power Plants (PLTP).
RI eyes 3 GW of clean energy from waste, easing power costs and bureaucracy
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) noted that Indonesia has the potential for 3 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from waste raw materials.
Indonesia eyes 3 GW of clean energy from waste, easing power costs and bureaucracy
The industrial sector in the country is increasingly interested in Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) through the PLN Main Distribution Unit (UID) Riau and Riau Islands, which distributed 592 REC units (592 Megawatt hours (MWh)) of green electricity to PT Inecda Plantation, in Indragiri Hulu, Riau.
TBS Energi advances renewable push with floating solar and hydro projects
Energy company PT TBS Energi Utama (TBS) has completed the Financial Closing Date of the floating solar power plant (PLTS) project in Tembesi, Batam, while successfully carrying out the Commercial Operation Date of the mini-hydro power plant (PLTM) in Lampung.
Japan backs Indonesia's Kayan hydropower project to boost renewable energy goals
The Japanese government has lent support for the sustainability of the Kayan hydroelectric power plant (PLTA) as part of its commitment to aid Indonesia in achieving the net zero emission (NZE) target by 2060.
Government plans coal-to-DME project, but funding risks raise concerns
The government plans to carry out a coal gasification project into dimethyl ether (DME) in three different locations in Sumatra and Kalimantan with the potential funding by the Daya Anagata Nusantara Investment Management Agency (BPI Danantara).
ARKO reduces hundreds of thousand tons of CO2 emission, boosts renewable energy
Hydropower plan specialist PT Arkora Hydro (ARKO) claims to have managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 235,950 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) throughout 2017 until the end of 2024.