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Archipelago 2 months ago
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Prolonged rolling blackouts squeeze small businesses in Kalimantan
Widespread power disruptions have hit multiple regions across Indonesia in recent months, affecting parts of Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan and raising concerns over the reliability of the country's electricity grid.
Companies 2 months ago
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Police probe coal miners over alleged graft tied to blackouts
The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) revealed that investigators had uncovered alleged irregularities in coal procurement involving two companies identified only by their initials, UBP and BRA.
Academia 3 months ago
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PLN, don't put all your watts in one basket
When a single broken wire darkens five provinces, the problem isn't the weather, it's an outdated, centralized grid architecture. Indonesia must ditch its fragile reliance on mega-scale coal and embrace decentralized renewables before the next inevitable storm cuts the power again.
Regulations 3 months ago
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Coal price gap triggers power crisis in Indonesia
A coal power plant has been restored to the Java grid, but state-owned electricity firm PLN's deeper issues persist: a $70 price cap that bars it from competing for supply, regulatory ambiguity over where domestic coal flows and a compensation fund that remains in limbo.
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