China invests 36.4 trillion rupiah in Batang industrial zone
Indonesia and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 16 projects, with an investment of 36.4 trillion rupiah, under the "Two Countries, Two Parks" (TCTP) program. The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs said that the projects will be located in Batang Industrial City Special Economic Zone (KEK Indus...
Indonesia's alumina output to rise to two million tons
PT Inalum (PT Inalum) plans to build the second phase of its alumina refinery (SGAR Fase 2) in Mempawah, West Kalimantan, as the SGAR Phase 1 expansion project, which is targeted to start production in 2028. The company's managing director said that a ...
Indonesian Officials Plan to Improve Nationwide Transportation Infrastructure
Indonesia has set ambitious goals for national infrastructure and connectivity, with the Coordinating Minister saying at the Transportation Summit 2025 that connectivity is not just about physical construction, but also reflects the country's commitment to leave no region behind. The goals include: public transportation in urban areas...
Indonesian firm LCP invests in plastics plant
Lintas Citra Pratama (LCP) is investing $300 million (about Rp 5.01 trillion) to build a 720,000-tonne-per-year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant in Cilegon at the site of PT Merak Chemical Indonesia (M...
Mining development drives Indonesia's economic growth
The mining industry is not only a strategic mineral production base, but also drives local economic growth, contributing about 8.51 TP3T to the Gross Domestic Product (PDB), making it the fifth-largest sector underpinning the structure of the economy. Economists point out that the mining industry directly affects national and local...
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...