Belt and Road: Risks or Opportunities for Energy Transition in Southeast Asia?
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global project China introduced in 2013. It aims to establish an extensive network of connectivity, encompassing both land routes (referred to as economic Silk Roads) and sea routes (known as Silk Sea Routes), connecting China to nations across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The economic […]
Pipe Dreams: Turning an Interconnected ASEAN Gas Market Into a Reality
An old idea for a regional network might hold the answer for energy demand into the future. The development began in the 1960s when the Southeast Asian natural gas sector grew significantly after discoveries in Indonesia, Brunei and Malaysia. In the decades that followed came the idea of a Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP), an extensive […]
Indonesia’s New Capital of Power can’t Afford The Tangled Wires of Jakarta
Look up and live takes on a new urgency in the digital age. The electricity cable system in Jakarta is estimated to be more than 80,000 kilometres long, which is sufficient to circle the Earth more than twice. With the city’s rapid growth of population and embrace of digital technology, this length will increase significantly […]
Optimizing Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Potential and Maximizing its Derivatives
Jakarta has restricted nickel exports in order to encourage the development of a downstream processing capacity. Will it succeed? Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revived the debate over Indonesia’s decision to ban nickel ore exports. The IMF recommended that Indonesia further analyze the costs and benefits of the ban, and suggested that it consider […]
The Importance of Renewable Energy in Manufacturing
Indonesia’s industrial sector is the second-largest energy consumer after transportation. The increasing emphasis on environmental standards by exporting countries and multinational companies has created an urgent need for the government to accelerate the energy transition in the manufacturing sector. Moreover, the European Union will implement a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) with its trade partners […]
EU’s Energy and Politic Approach to Indonesia: Between Hate and Love
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Europe has been forced to seek alternative energy sources other than Russian gas. Previously, Russia supplied around 40% of Europe’s gas needs through pipelines owned by Russia’s Gazprom. However, Russia decided to cut their gas supply to Europe as a counter action of US and its ally economic […]
