Asia Energy

Given Indonesia’s plentiful coal reserves and the need to build vast amounts of power generation quickly, a heavy reliance on fossil fuels is predicted initially. After the completion of the country’s first 10,000-MW fast-track plan, expected in 2014 and primarily relying on coal-fired generation, the table is set for renewable energy to shine. The...

Cementing its position as the world’s largest exporter of thermal coal, Indonesia increased its output of coal in 2011. Even as domestic production and export of minerals has entered a downturn, coal output increased 28.43% over the 2010 mark of 275.16m tonnes to reach 353.38m tonnes, according to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and...

Until recently, Indonesia had been content to give both international and local mining outfits a wide latitude in terms of how to most effectively profit from the extraction of lucrative mineral deposits, as the state took a share via various taxes, licences, royalties and other agreements. This well-established and stable regime was shaken up in...

The global insolation map has three notable patches: one in western Australia, another in the south-western US, and the last stretching from Algeria across North Africa all the way to Saudi Arabia. It is in these regions where the most sun hits the ground, creating the greatest potential for solar energy. The large swatch in the Middle East and...

Long a stalwart of Indonesia’s economic development, particularly in terms of exports, the country’s mining and quarrying industry maintains a steady presence despite fluctuations in both global commodity prices and domestic mining policies. Claiming some of the world’s most expansive reserves of valuable minerals and largest operational mines, the...