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Govt to build 7,000 mw capacity hydro power plants

The government plans to build hydro power plants with a combined capacity of 7,000 megawatts in several parts of the ...

Jakarta airport operations smooth despite electricity distribution problem

Operations at Jakarta`s Soekarno-Hatta airport proceeded undisturbed even though electricity distribution from the ...

Tanjung Kasam power plant needs 40,000 tons of coal

The Tanjung Kasam steam power plant which has a capacity of 2x55 MW in the Batam city, Riau Islands needed some 40,000 ...

Govt promoting nuclear power plant among people in Bangka

The government continued campaigning about the benefits and security of a nuclear power plant among the population of ...

Pakistani plane crashes with 127 on board

A Pakistani airliner with 127 people on board crashed in bad weather as it came in to land in Islamabad on Friday, ...

Jakarta floating storage unit to begin supplying gas next month

State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina said its gas floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), built in ...

Java island`s power plant to stop using fuel oil

The government aims to stop using fuel oil for electricity power plants situated in Java island by June 2012. "In ...

Pertamina, PLN to contribute half of state firms` total income

The State Enterprises Ministry has projected revenues from all state firms in 2012 to reach Rp1,495.689 trillion, of ...

Three state firms to invest $30 mln in solar cells

Three state firms will cooperate in producing solar cells at a total cost of US$30 million, an official said. "In ...

PT Pupuk Indonesia seeking to purchase Exxon gas field

PT Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (PIHC) is seeking to purchase the Exxon gas field in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam to ...

RI`s electricity lamp imports from China reach 80 million units

The Indonesian Electrical Lighting Industry Association (Aperlindo) has predicted Indonesia`s electrical lighting ...

Govt to announce energy-saving programmes by end of April

Energy minister Jero Wacik said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono would announce energy- and water-saving programmes ...

PLN operates biggest solar power plant in Morotai

State electricity company PT PLN is operating the biggest solar power plant (PLTS) with a capacity of 600 kW in the ...

round-up: huge quake again hits Aceh, no report of death

Only a couple of days after the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) or Aceh province held simultaneous regional head ...

More arrests in Vietnam shipping scandal

Vietnamese police have arrested three more suspects as part of a widening scandal in the communist country`s shipping ...