Vision 25/25,” a plan laid out last year, envisions a power mix of 25 percent renewable energy, 23 percent natural gas, 30 percent oil, and 22 percent coal in 14 years time. -- Excerpt from The Jakarta Globe.

25 percent renewable energy by 2025. But I think coal can be higher than 22 percent or at least bigger than oil, considering its reserves. The advantages of coal, over oil, is coal bed methane potential reserves that can play important role in next 5 years.

The mines, which hold as much as 100 million metric tons of power-station coal, are in the Kutai region of East Kalimantan. The transaction is expected to be finalised in April and production could start within a year.

Other than China, India is screaming loudly for more coal for its power plants. Essar is building six power projects in India and will increase generation capacity to 6,100 megawatts from 1,220 megawatts by 2012.

Indonesia state electricity firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara’s coal-fired power project in Labuan, Banten province, will be fully operational by March and will supply the Java-Bali grid with an additional 600 megawatts. Two other coal-fired projects — at Indramayu, West Java and Rembang, Central Java — were expected to be completed and fully operational by June.

That's a great news, err, for Jawa and Bali. What about others? Kalimantan? Sumatera? Sulawesi? Well, in term of energy defisit, govt should prioritize "other than Jawa". But again, here come the idiotic paradigm of prioritizing Jakarta, as capital city, and its satellites.

National Aluminium, India’s second-biggest producer of the metal, will start construction of its $4 billion joint-venture smelter and coal-fired power plant in Indonesia by June, to extend its reach into Southeast Asia.

What do you know? I really think It's a very good strategy for both Indonesia and India. We need long term energy security as India need our coal for their energy security.

Entering the Year of Tiger, enterprises in the world's largest coal producer,Shanxi's Coal Barons being "Reorganized" Out of the Industry Shanxi's Nationalizing of Coal Mines Riles Zhejiang Investors, Government China, are more and more seeking overseas coal. The unexpectedly massive onslaught of snow and ice in the country's northern reaches has caused coal shortages in the southeast and is strengthening the determination of Chinese firms to go after overseas resources.

It is too risky for the country to develop nuclear power plants because Indonesia doesn’t have the technology, like how to treat hazardous waste

Now you have a problem, and instead of finding a decent solution you actually trying to stop an investment for the future, for Indonesia's next generation. I can see that you're saying about how abundant our natural resources are. But again, it's non-renewable resources in which you won't have enough time to mitigate the effect of energy supply crisis when you realize that the resources are depleted and you don't have any alternative resources.

Indonesia has revised downward the planned capacity for geothermal-fired power plants under the second 10,000 megawatt (MW) crash program by about 700 MW as some of the initially proposed projects cannot be finished within the program time frame.

Will it be replaced by coal power plant? I'm really eager to learn total power plant capacity we have at the moment and energy mix distribution of current status and plan for 10 years ahead. Anyone?

Article 8 of the implementing decree of Mining Law, states that the mining concession holder is prohibited from using affiliated companies for any service work unless it gets approval from the Energy Ministry.

It's not about price any longer, it's cost transfer that should be detailed. However, in my opinion, there should not be any problem by using affiliated company if the Company maintain relatively reasonable range of cost.

This year, PLN estimates that 19 percent of its electricity will be generated from oil, 6 percent less than last year. About 44 percent will be from coal, up 5 percent, and 26 percent from gas, up 1 percent. Seven percent will be from hydropower, 2 percent from geothermal and 1 percent from biofuels. In 2011, PLN expects coal to generate 54 percent of its power, gas 25 percent and oil 12 percent.

Government plan on energy mix seems out of the cloud. At this point, coal and natural gas would give more advantages in term of cost. Yet, strict environment control shall become challenges especially on coal usage.