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House member asks government to grant limited export quota for bauxite
A member of Commission VII of the House of Representatives (DPR) has asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) to grant export relaxationfor several minerals products that have not completed the construction of smelter especially for bauxites.
House factions support the 2025 US$2.73 billion state capital injection for SOEs
All nine factions in Commission VI of the House of Representatives (DPR) have expressed their support for the proposed US$2.73 billion State Capital Injection for State-owned Enterprises for the 2025 fiscal year.
Growth in Indonesia's metal industry outpaces other sectors
The Coordinating Ministry for the Economy reported significant growth in the country’s metal industry, surpassing other sectors, thanks to downstream processing of raw materials.
Nuclear power plants included in Indonesia's 2033 general electricity plan
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has announced the inclusion of nuclear power plants (PLTN) in Indonesia's General Electricity Plan (RUKN) for 2033, signifying a new phase in power generation in the country.
PLN’s captive power acquisition program for PT SMART in Kotabaru
State utility company PT PLN has since July 2, 2024, provided 18.58 Megavolt Ampere (MVA) of electricity to agribusiness company PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources And Technology (SMART) in Kotabaru regency, South Kalimantan, through captive power acquisition program.
Indonesia to offer 12 geothermal power plant projects to investors
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is set to offer 12 geothermal power plant (PLTP) projects to investors, with a total investment requirement of US$2.16 billion (Rp35.19 trillion).
ESDM minister reveals the nation’s decarbonization targets
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Arifin Tasrif, has revealed the nation’s decarbonization targets as stipulated in the draft revision of Government Regulation Number 79/2014 on National Energy Policy.
PLN supplies 8,978 MWh of green electricity to Uniqlo Indonesia
State electricity company PT PLN will provide green electricity to fashion company PT Fast Retailing Indonesia (UNIQLO) of 8,978 megawatt hours (MWh) through the Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) service as part of the commitment to support decarbonisation of the industrial sector in the country.
Indonesia-China strengthen labor cooperation, vocational training initiatives
Minister of Manpower, Ida Fauziyah, has revealed that the Indonesian government is working to strengthen labor cooperation with the People's Republic of China. The issue was discussed during her meeting with Chines Minister of Human Resources and Social Security, Wang Xiaoping, in Beijing on July 3, 2024.
Workers stage protest at J&T Ekspress office overrights violation allegations
Over a hundred of workers of logistic and freight forwarding company PT Global Bintang Timur Ekspress (J&T Ekspress) staged a protest at the company headquarters in Jakarta on Tuesday, July 8, 2024, as a response to a series of violations of labor normative rights allegedly committed by the company.
CEOR Minas investment approved, PHR to increase Rokan Block production
Pertamina Hulu Rokan (PHR), a subsidiary of State oil and gas company Pertamina, is ready to increase oil production from Rokan Block through the development of Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) upon securing approval on the Final Investment Decision (FID) for CEOR Minas by PHR President Director Ruby Mulyawan on June 30, 2024.
Luhut: Indonesia's import tariff policy not targeted at any specific country
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has clarified Indonesia's plan to impose import duties of up to 200 percent on certain products, dismissing speculations that it is targeting certain countries.