Indonesia Needs a Better Power Network For Itself and ASEAN
With both China and Western nations experiencing slowing growth, Southeast Asia is looking to be one of the world’s fastest-growing economies this year, with gross domestic product expected to expand 5.2%. Southeast Asian energy demand is likewise set to keep growing strongly. Under the baseline scenario of the current ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy […]
Indonesia’s New Capital Must Learn From Jakarta’s Hideous Pollution Problem
There are measures that the government can take to avoid the smog that periodically blankets the center of the capital. During the dry season each year, the vibrant skyline of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta becomes something of a fading memory, disappearing under a thick brownish-grey smog. The city’s notorious levels of air pollution have arisen predominantly […]
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 […]
