Chairman of the National Consumer Protection Agency (BPKN) Ardiansyah Parman said there were as many as 14 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) meters or customers’ electricity meters that had expired. These fourteen million electricity meters must be redone by a state-owned power company, PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN, and converted into kWh smart meters. “I suggest that in 2021 it …

The current downward trend is happening in global crude oil prices. But this not following by the Indonesian government which hinted that retail fuel prices for certain types of fuel (JBT), subsidized fuel, and specially designed fuels (JBKP) would not be lowered. The decision was noted in the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministerial Decree No. 83 K/12/MEM/2020 inked by Minister …

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) made a surprise amid the threat of coronavirus or COVID-19 that was sweeping Indonesia. A Ministerial Regulation (Permen) numbered 11 of 2020 is arranged in 88 pages and contains 144 articles concerning Procedures for Granting Areas, Licensing and Reporting on Mineral and Coal Mining Activities. This Permen which was published on March …