PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company, has announced plans to construct three new wind power plants (PLTB) − PLTB Timor, PLTB Tanah Laut, and PLTB Sulbagsel − by 2027 with a combined capacity of 152 MW.PLTB Timor, slated for operationalization in 2025, will Read More

The Indonesian government through Pertamina NRE and PLN has extended an invitation to the Netherlands with Dutch Solar and Tidal Bridge BV to collaborate on a range of clean energy projects, spanning from solar to ocean wave energy.Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), stated that this partnership wo Read More

What are QR code payments?Quick Response (QR) code payments are a form of digital payment where QR codes are scanned using a smartphone or reader to enable cashless payments. This is processed through payment service providers such as banks and e-wallet companies. How do they work?In Singapore, you Read More

If you’re planning to expand your business operations to Indonesia or Malaysia, you can now accept retail payments from the two countries through QR Code payments. IndonesiaOn 17 November 2023 Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched the cross-border quick response Read More

The wireless charging market for electric vehicles is dominated by major players including WiTricity Corporation (US), Momentum Dynamic Corporation (US), Plugless Power Inc. (US), Efacec (Portugal), and HEVO Inc. (US). They develop products/systems for the electric vehicle ecosystem. They have initi Read More

Telkomsat, a satellite service provider under the state-owned telco firm Telkom, is set to launch a high-throughput satellite (HTS) called Satelit Merah Putih 2 from Florida, the United States, on Tuesday. The satellite will be launched using a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX, the company owned by tech Read More

T Ilectra Motor Group, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing arm of coal miner Indika Energy, has launched a fully electric, mass-produced motorcycle in Indonesia, bringing the government closer to its goal of turning the country into a global EV player. The Alva One motorcycle, classified as a ba Read More

PT Bakrie & Brothers, through its subsidiary PT VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas, is the latest Indonesian conglomerate to enter the country’s nascent electric vehicle industry, collaborating with two state-owned enterprises. VKTR will work with heavy equipment manufacturers PT Industri Kereta Api (INKA) an Read More

Indonesia’s Directorate General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation has announced a plan of hydrogen use trials for the operation of buses, trucks, and other heavy-duty vehicles.Eniya Listiani Dewi, the head of the directorate general, said that in addition to vehicles running on biofuel Read More