Energy

With a population of some 240m citizens, Indonesia has long been burdened by the conundrum of providing relatively inexpensive energy to its population at large while at the same time maintaining domestic purchase prices of oil and gas high enough as to remain attractive for upstream operators to continue to search out and exploit domestic...

The country’s reliance on natural gas, needed to play an increasing role in meeting both its own energy needs as well as its continued use as a cash-generating export, leaves little doubt that the country will need to use any and all means available in securing new domestic supplies. While there are still substantial amounts of conventional...

As Indonesia becomes reliant on foreign imports for its petroleum needs, with annual government energy subsidies of Rp200trn ($20bn), the need to commercialise cheaper domestic power sources is becoming key for the country’s economic development. By far the most inexpensive solution in terms of cost per KWh of electricity delivered is hydropower...

Rising domestic consumption brought on by organic population growth as well as increased energy intensity from industrial and economic expansion is fuelling the country’s drive to boost electrical power generation capacity, which is targeted to double in size by 2020. Delivering this new wave of electricity generation will be crucial for the...

Already the third-largest geothermal power producer in the world behind only the Philippines and US, Indonesia is counting on tapping into more of this abundant renewable power source to diversify its rapidly expanding power sector. Located along the infamous ring of fire amidst the convening of the Eurasian, Australian, Pacific and Philippine...

Buffeted by volatile global commodity prices and legislative uncertainty at home, Indonesia’s mineral output has fluctuated considerably in recent years.