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Volume of subsidized LPG raised to 7.5 million metric tons

Government and House of Representatives agreed at a working meeting to a subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ...

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Quality human resources will make Indonesia developed nation

At the beginning of the first term of his presidency in 2014, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) had expressed his ambition to ...

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Jokowi seeks to impose B30 policy

The Indonesian government strives to impose a policy to use B30 fuel comprising a blend of 30 percent biodiesel and 70 ...

Production not affected by Balikpapan refinery fire: Pertamina

State oil and gas company PT Pertamina is operating normally despite a fire at its Refinery Unit V (RU V) in ...

Govt allocates Rp1,162 trillion for human resource development

The Indonesian Government has allocated Rp1,162.83 trillion for four major projects to create high-quality human ...

Renewable energy plants development remains sluggish: Kalla

Indonesia has a sluggish development of renewable energy power plants, which is necessary to fulfill the stockpiles of ...

B20 policy saves US$1.66 bn in foreign exchange

The 20 percent blended biodiesel (B20) policy has saved US$1.66 billion (Rp23.6 trillion) of the country’s ...

B20 distribution reaches 2.95 million kiloliters of 2019 target

The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry recorded 2.95 million kiloliters of 20 percent blended biodiesel (B20) ...

Indonesia needs electricity reserves: Energy watch

The executive director of Energy Watch, Mamit Setiawan, said that Indonesia needs electricity reserves to anticipate ...

PLN to compensate millions affected by major blackout: ministry

State electricity firm (PLN) will soon compensate millions of customers affected by the hours-long power outage in ...

Government urged to reevaluate national energy resilience strategy

The National Consumers Protection Agency (BPKN) urged the government to reexamine its strategy on national energy ...

YLKI encourages disgruntled public to sue for outage

Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) encouraged filing a class-action lawsuit against energy and mineral resources ...

President discusses power supply recovery efforts

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met with state-owned electricity firm PT PLN's board of directors, Monday, to ...

Banten earthquake caused by subduction of Indo-Australian plate

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Banten was due to the subduction of the Indo-Australian plate under the Eurasian ...

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Mercury-related crimes in Indonesia still elude

Mercury-related crimes elude all, for which involvement of influential leaders or actors, who can bring about changes ...