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B30 mixed-fuel to absorb 9.6-million KL of biodiesel in 2020

Implementation of the B30 biodiesel fuel program, a diesel fuel blended with 30-percent palm-based biofuel, is expected ...

Jokowi officially launches B30 program at gas station in Jakarta

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) launched the 30 percent blended biodiesel (B30) program at a gas station in Jakarta, ...

Indonesia's biggest thermal power plant is operational

Indonesia's biggest coal-based thermal power plant of the PLTU Jawa 7 Unit 1 with a total capacity of 2 X 1,000 ...

Indonesia cooperates with Denmark to develop renewable energy sources

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources established a cooperation with the government of Denmark in developing ...

Pertamina EP bags award for oil and gas occupational safety

The Ministry for Energy and Mineral Resources bestowed the Patra Nirbhaya Karya award on Pertamina EP Asset 4 and Asset ...

Papua's honai to be lit with solar-powered lamps

The Jayawijaya district administration in Papua Province is continuing to set up solar-powered lamps across the ...

Indonesia makes concerted efforts to curb coal usage

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar acknowledged she had coordinated with Energy and Mineral Resources ...

World Bank approves $150 million geothermal energy loan

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$150 million loan for Indonesia to scale up ...

Annual Speech

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 ...

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 ...

Indonesia needs electricity reserves: Energy watch

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

YLKI encourages disgruntled public to sue for outage

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

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 ...

PVMBG warns of further possible Mount Tangkuban Perahu eruptions

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) made a statement based on analysis that further ...