Indonesia

Indonesia to expand direct appointments for geothermal concessions

The Indonesian government will expand use of the direct appointment mechanism to award geothermal concessions.

Indonesia to expand direct appointments for geothermal concessions

The Indonesian government will expand use of the direct appointment mechanism to award geothermal concessions.

Siemens to supply PLN with turbines of less than 20MW

Siemens Industrial Power will supply Perusahaan Listrik Negara with turbines of less than 20 megawatts of capacity for the next five years.

Java-Bali grid adds 5% power from new 815MW coal power plant

The islands of Java, Madura and Bali now have an additional 815-megawatt power source fromanewcoal-fired power plant.

xxGovt forms energy efficiency task force

The government revealed Friday that it had set up a special task force to support the implementation of its

Conference to boost RE growth in Indonesia

Indonesia will hold an international conference to draw international investment into new and green energy sources.

BP to hunt for geothermal energy in Indonesia

Indonesia’s President said the world’s third largest energy company will help Indonesia develop its geothermal resources.

PLN suffers Rp500 mln in losses due to flood

State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN)`s office in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, suffered an estimated Rp500 million in material losses due to flood and landslide on Thursday.

BP to join Indonesia's geothermal energy projects

British Petroleum will take part in the development of geothermal energy projects in Indonesia.

Indonesia to invest $367M in geothermal power plants

The Indonesian government will spend $367 million or Rp 3.4 trillion coming from its State Investment Agency to construct geothermal power plants.

Java-Bali peak load to reach 20,775 MW

PLN expects the peak load on its Java-Bali electricity system to reach 20,775 megawatts on November 29, 2012.

Gas-coal power plant in Timika to be realized soon

The gas and coal power plant project in Timika will commence this year.

Waai's coal-fired plant scheduled to start by mid-2013

The coal-fired power plant in Waai village, Central Maluku, Indonesia is scheduled to start operating in mid-2013.

PLN to cover 70% of West Kalimantan's power needs

PLN is targeting to provide electricity for 70 percent of residents in West Kalimantan province by the end of 2012.

Indonesia's PLN to buy power from Indian IPP

Madhucon Project Ltd., an IPP from India, will sell electricity through an independent power producer mechanism at US$5.8099 per kWh to Indonesia's PT PLN.

Lower fuel subsidies mean more renewable energy

It will demand heavy investments and political will to increase the share of renewable energy sources in Indonesia’s total energy mix from the current 5% to 17% by 2025.

Why Indonesia’s 10,000 MW steam power plants target by 2014 a failure

The first phase of the project aimed at producing 4,135 MW in 2010 but only 930 MW were in fact produced.

Indonesia campaigns for nuke plant construction in 2016

Indonesia continued to stress the benefits of a nuclear power plant among the Bangka island population.