Indonesia's Quad Cities opens tender for waste-to-energy plant
Indonesia's Future Energy Investment Authority (BPI Danantara) has announced the opening of the bidding for the first phase of the four-city (Bogor, Bekasi, Denpasar, and Yogyakarta) waste-to-energy plant (PLTSa) project. This is the government's big push to turn waste into...
Indonesia to build waste-to-energy plants in seven locations
The state power utility (PLN) has revealed that a large supply of garbage is required to build waste-to-energy plants (PLTSa) at seven locations. To achieve the installed capacity of 197.4 MW, as much as 12,000 tons of garbage will have to be processed every day. PLN general manager said...
Indonesian court rules on duration of land rights in Xindu
The Constitutional Court (MK) recently ruled on the review of the duration of land rights in the new capital (IKN) in Act 21 of 2023, emphasizing that nation building cannot override the Constitution. The Constitution stipulates that land, water and natural resources are to be owned by the state...
Indonesia Issues Updated Regulations on Rare Earth Metals
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources recently signed Ministerial Regulation No. 18 of 2025 as an implementing regulation to Government Regulation No. 39 of 2025 (amending Government Regulation No. 96 of 2021), which regulates the management of metallic minerals such as rare earth elements (LTJ)...
Individuals and cooperatives can apply for mining licenses in Indonesia
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources recently signed Ministerial Regulation No. 18 of 2025 as the basis for local governments to manage Popular Mining Permits (IPRs), which apply to individuals and cooperatives. The regulation stipulates that a popular mining area (WPR) is a provincial...
Quartz sand mining license approvals to be centralized in Indonesia
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has said that all quartz sand mining licenses will be taken back to the central government after inspecting the illegal mining situation in Bangka Belitung. This comes after a task force found illegal mining activities in Bangka Belitung, which is expected to make the country...
Indonesia Needs to Take Multiple Steps to Achieve Expected Economic Growth
Indonesia's economic outlook for 2025 is poor, with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) projecting Indonesia's economy to grow by only 4.91 TP3T, well below the government's vision of 6-81 TP3T, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) report for October projected growth of 4.91 TP3T, an upward revision of 0.11 TP3T from the previous...
Changan Automobile officially enters Indonesia's electric vehicle market
Changan Automobile has officially entered the Indonesian market after establishing a partnership with Indo Automotive Group, and at the brand launch in Jakarta, Changan announced that it will launch two new vehicles in Indonesia - the Changan Shamrock SO7 and the Changan Lumin, which...
Indonesian government to crack down on Chinese imports that hit local industry
The Indonesian government will crack down on Chinese imports that hit local products, targeting more than just second-hand clothing. The Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) said after a meeting at the Ministry of Trade in Jakarta that the government is not only going to regulate the importation of second-hand clothing, but also control that...
Chinese investors interested in expanding to Batang park
Chinese investors have shown interest in investing in Indonesia, with Chinese solar panel maker Sichuan Yingfa Rui Energy Technology Co. interested in building a factory in the KEK Industropolis Batang special economic zone...
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