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1 week ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
Padel, a racket sport that has seen fast global growth is attracting increased attention in Jakarta, not just as a recreational activity, but also as a business opportunity. “Padel is a social-sporty [sport]. One game involves at least eight people, perfect for networking while staying active,” said Wisnu Prasetyo, club manager at Jakarta’s Racquet Padel Club.
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1 week ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
Java no longer experiences an electricity oversupply, an Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry official has said, urging an immediate development of new energy sources, especially renewables, to meet rising demand. Eniya Listiani Dewi, the ministry’s director general of new and renewable energy, said Java’s electricity supply status has been at a “yellow light” level for the past two years, indicating limited availability.
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1 week ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
State-owned electricity company PLN is unlikely to be directly involved in the initial phase of planned solar power exports from Indonesia to Singapore. An energy expert said the power provider, given its limited capital, should prioritize its responsibility for domestic power supply.
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1 week ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
The government has taken measures to address environmental concerns over nickel mining activity in Raja Ampat, albeit not entirely what activists were expecting. Experts say more needs to be done to properly fix nickel industry governance in the country, including stricter supervision and recalibration of its downstreaming push.
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1 week ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
The Netherlands has expressed interest to help build the giant sea wall project spanning along 500 kilometers of Java’s northern coastline, which is expected to cost a whopping US$80 billion. That was according to a letter of intent (LoI) signed between Invest International, the Dutch state-run financial institution, and the Public Works Ministry during the Dutch Economic Mission to Indonesia forum on Monday, as quoted from Antara.
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1 week ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has announced that Indonesia's first ocean current power plant will begin construction soon, with operations targeted to start in 2028. The power plant will have a total capacity of 40 megawatts (MW) and will require around US$220 million worth of investment, according to a statement posted on Instagram by the directorate general of new, renewable energy and energy conservation.
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2 weeks ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
The Public Housing and Settlements Ministry has tapped Lippo Group to develop “mini” homes in Greater Jakarta to increase the supply of affordable housing for low-income people as part of the subsidized housing program. The mini homes have a minimum building area of 14 square meters that stand on 25 sq m plots in Bogor, Bekasi and Tangerang, housing minister Maruarar “Ara” Sirait told reporters on Thursday, though he could not confirm if this type of housing would be developed in Jakarta proper.
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2 weeks ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has dismissed allegations linking former president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his wife Iriana to nickel mining activities in Raja Ampat. “Oh, that’s not true. Where is that [allegation] coming from?” Bahlil said at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, Kompas reported.
He also denied claims that the former president’s administration had issued the mining business permits (IUP) for the operations in Raja Ampat.
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2 weeks ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
State-owned PT Krakatau Steel is allocating over 500 hectares of land in its Cilegon Industrial Estate to support a potential investment by China's Delong Steel Group, one of the world’s largest steel producers, through its local subsidiary PT Dexin Steel Indonesia. Krakatau Steel President Director Akbar Djohan said that the land, provided by its subsidiary PT Krakatau Sarana Infrastruktur, is ready for the project, which would mark a significant expansion in Indonesia’s steel industry.
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2 weeks ago | 
thejakartapost.com | Divya Karyza
A rise of export levy on crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives is expected to tighten supplies of subsidized cooking oil brand Minyakita, whose availability is tied to how much producers can ship palm oil products abroad.
