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PLN predicts its coal consumption to fall 20 pct

State electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has predicted its 2012 coal consumption will decline 20 ...

Govt to build solar cell company in West Java

The Ministry of State Owned Enterprises plans to build a solar cell company in Karawang, West Java, in response to the ...

Government`s compensation for 2012 fuel hike plan

The government`s plan to raise fuel prices in April has also increased people`s concerns about the rising costs of ...

President briefs Democratic Party ministers on reshuffle

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono briefed ministers from the ruling Democratic Party on his idea of a cabinet ...

President names another three deputy ministers

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace here on Sunday afternoon named another three deputy ministers. ...

RI govt raises biomass energy price to Rp975 per Kwh

The government on Thursday raised the selling price of biomass energy to Rp975 per Kwh from Rp666 per Kwh previously. ...

news focus: shooting at Freeport must be investigated

The shooting incident during a clash between demonstrating PT Freeport workers and patrolling police in Mimika, Papua, ...

Govt to exempt oil, gas exploration equipment from VAT

The government is drafting a regulation that will exempt the import of upstream oil and gas exploration equipment from ...

Walhi protests environment awards for Newmont, Nusa Halmahera

The Indonesian Environmental Forum, Walhi, is sending a letter of objection to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral ...

Govt believes Freeport willing to renegotiate contract

The government believes PT Freeport Indonesia will be willing to renegotiate its work contract to meet the mandate of ...

Newmont wins another award for best environmental management

Gold and copper mining company PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara has again received an Aditama award from the Energy and ...

House approves electricity subsidy of Rp45 trillion for 2012

The House of Representatives (DPR) has approved the government-proposed budget allocations of Rp45 trillion for ...

Govt seeking to renegotiate gas export contracts

The Indonesian government is seeking to renegotiate its gas export contracts to increase domestic supply. ...

Asian Mining Professionals to Brainstorm Drill and Blast Best Practices

-Inaugural conference in Jakarta to discuss more consistent and cost-efficient drill and blast strategies for the Asian ...

RI, Poland to cooperate more closely in economic field

Indonesia and Poland are to cooperate more closely in the economic field, including in the joint production of ...