The Indonesian government is set to temporarily suspend the export of new and renewable energy in order to prioritise domestic demands as the national clean energy mix for electricity is still at 11.7 percent, local media reported.
Indonesia is stepping up the transformation of State-owned enterprises (SOEs) to mitigate the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official has said.
Indonesia’s Ministry of State-owned Enterprises (BUMN) is targeting to supply non-subsidised vaccines to 75 million people within the next eight or nine months, said BUMN Minister and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling COVID-19 and Economic Recovery (KPCPEN) Erick Thohir.
Indonesia should establish closer bilateral cooperation with other countries, including the UAE, for post-pandemic recovery, said Indonesian Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir said on October 14 that the world’s two largest electric vehicle (EV) battery producers, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd of China and LG Chem Ltd of the Republic of Korea, are considering a plan to build an EV battery plant worth 20 billion USD in Indonesia.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and State-owned Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir left for official visit to the UK and Sweden on October 12. The visit aims to secure commitments from other sources for a COVID-19 vaccine under a bilateral vaccine cooperation framework.
Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (ICB) of Indonesia said he and Minister of State-owned Enterprises Erick Thohir made a visit to the Republic of Korea on September 23 and 24 to call for more RoK investment to Indonesia.
Indonesia has set up special anti-terrorism mechanisms, including a task force to ensure security for the upcoming 18th Asian Games hosted by Indonesia’s Jakarta and Palembang cities in August.
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