MPs sleep, and resourceful people earn from expensive electricity: they install photovoltaics on abandoned properties

Unsuccessful amendment in 2017 in the Renewable Sources Act corrupted an otherwise meaningful idea Only solar power plants up to 30 kilowatts have preferential tariffs – energy distribution companies register hundreds of “investors” in remote villages A new type of investors in renewables has emerged in the energy sector. These are people and companies that … Read more

Legitimate! PLN Officially Acquires Rokan Block Power Plant

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – PT PLN (Persero) officially acquired the Rokan Block power plant with a capacity of 300 Mega Watts (MW) managed by PT Mandau Cipta Tenaga Nusantara (MCTN). It is marked by signing Share Sale & Purchase Agreement (SPA) or Share Purchase Agreement between PT PLN (Persero) and MCTN shareholders, one of which … Read more

China’s Largest Power Plant Officially Activated

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia — Hydroelectric power plant the giant Baihetan in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China, officially activated for the first time on Monday (28/6). The project’s first two 1-gigawatt (GW) turbines will be operational once the three-day trial is complete. The project will consist of 16 units, making it the second … Read more

Reduced Geothermal Power Generation, Energy Mix Becomes a Question Mark

The decrease in geothermal power plants or PLTP in the 2021-2030 RUPTL adjusts to the reduced demand for electricity due to the Covid-19 pandemic. PLTP is not a priority because it cannot be built quickly, the investment costs are expensive. The development of PLTP should continue because the potential is very large in Indonesia. Capacity … Read more

Syria’s Idlib city is lit up with electricity from Turkey

loading… IDLIB – After seven months of hard work, company Turkey and Syria can provide 24-hour uninterrupted electricity to the war-torn northern Syrian city of Idlib. It is the first time in six years that the city is brightly lit at night, with electricity remaining all day long. The power lines destroyed in the attack … Read more

Blue light over New York – flight operations temporarily restricted

Flickering blue light in the night sky over New York: people suspect aliens and divine apparitions. However, the cause was different. A transformer exploded in a power station in the Queens borough of New York. The New York police announced on Friday night on Twitter. The flashes of light over the city were probably due … Read more

Too Many Generators, PLN Electricity Oversupply

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – A lot power plants new ones that have been built, both belong to PT PLN (Persero) or the private sector, making the current electricity supply excess or oversupply. The new power plants are part of a program to add new electricity capacity to 35.000 MW from President Joko Widodo ( Jokowi). Oversupply … Read more