Indonesia is exploring the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for household cooking, part of a broader effort to reduce reliance on imported energy and ease pressure on state subsidies.
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The Indonesian government’s plan to convert diesel power plants (PLTD) into solar power plants (PLTS) aligns with clean energy development and efforts to strengthen national energy security, the National Energy Council (DEN) said.
Indonesia has redirected its imports of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from the Middle East to the United States and Australia to maintain domestic supply security, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday.
A study from the Institute for Essential Services Reform and Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs explores how Indonesia can turn its target of deploying 100 GW of solar from mandate to mobilisation.
Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman stated that 3.5 million tons of crude palm oil have been prepared to support the mandatory Biodiesel 50 (B50) program starting July 1, 2026.
One TikTok star is urging his fellow Aussies to move to an island where petrol prices are only $1 per litre, as the fuel crisis worsens across Australia. Speaking from a Lombok petrol station, Yousof Dib, a social media personality with hundreds of thousands of followers said he would compare the prices with Sydney ones to see “what all the fuss is about”.
Bahlil Lahadalia said the move was considered after the rise of crude oil prices following conflict in the Middle East and the United States issuing a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products stranded at sea.
Indonesia will receive two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cargoes from Australia by the end of this week, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) said, as the government moves to secure supplies amid rising geopolitical tensions.
President Prabowo Subianto has formed a task force to accelerate the transition to clean energy in Indonesia. This task force will handle efforts to replace fossil energy sources, such as diesel and oil, with renewable energy.
Indonesian miners have halted spot coal exports after the government proposed deep production cuts, leaving Asian buyers unable to secure supplies from the world’s largest exporter, industry officials said on Tuesday.
Indonesia’s move to pause biodiesel expansion and expectations of higher production in the coming months are likely to pressure palm oil prices, although strong demand and slowing growth in overall output could limit the downside, analysts said.
Marubeni completes hydrogen demo project to test production, transportation and utilisation in Australia and Indonesia.
Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company, Pertamina, plans to boost production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by expanding capacity at existing refineries and possibly building new green ones.
On 17 November 2025, Monash University’s Climateworks Centre and Purnomo Yusgiantoro Center (PYC) signed an MoU to cement their continued collaboration on accelerating Indonesia’s transition to net zero emissions.
The government has already begun taking visible steps. Plans are underway for a 10 percent bioethanol blending mandate (E10) to reduce gasoline imports and cut emissions. The intention is sound, but supply remains a bottleneck: in 2024, Indonesia’s ethanol output reached just 160,946 kiloliters from a total capacity of 303,000 kL.
Chinese clean energy firms are investing in solar panel manufacturing in Indonesia as competition and policy changes squeeze their domestic market. However, strict quotas set by Indonesia’s state-owned utility PLN limit rooftop solar installations, dampening investor enthusiasm despite the country’s vast potential.
