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Danantara Showcases More Than 40 Major Projects, From AI to National E-Commerce​

Novina Putri Bestari, CNBC Indonesia
26 October 2026



Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Indonesia's sovereign investment management agency, Danantara, is undertaking more than 40 projects across several industrial sectors, including energy, food, healthcare, agriculture, telecommunications, defense, maritime industries, and materials.

In the energy sector, Danantara is developing projects ranging from 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity to coal conversion.

“We have numerous projects in the energy sector, including the development of 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity and the conversion of coal into dimethyl ether (DME) to reduce dependence on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which has long required substantial government subsidies,” said Danantara Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Sigit Puji Santosa at the Danantara Technology Innovation Investment Forum 2026 in Jakarta on Monday, October 26, 2026.

Other initiatives include nuclear power generation, which is expected to introduce clean energy and advanced technologies, as well as refinery development, electric vehicle batteries, and waste-to-energy processing.

Projects in the food and healthcare sectors include biopharmaceutical products, vaccines, and pharmaceutical raw materials.

Meanwhile, the telecommunications sector includes the development of data centers with a capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW).

“In the telecommunications industry, we are developing sovereign national artificial intelligence (AI), a national e-commerce platform, a national cloud infrastructure, 1-gigawatt data centers, a national blockchain, and trust systems for digital technologies,” Sigit explained.



Danantara is also pursuing projects in the defense, maritime, and aerospace sectors, including advanced maritime systems and improvements in defense capabilities.

Within the advanced materials cluster, the agency is developing projects involving rare earth elements, copper, rubber-resistant steel, steel plates, and various other advanced materials.

Finally, the other industries cluster focuses on semiconductors, including chip development and computing devices.

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Danantara Pamer 40 Proyek Besar, AI Sampai Ecommerce Nasional

Danantara mengerjakan lebih dari 40 proyek di enam sektor, termasuk energi, pangan, dan telekomunikasi, dengan fokus pada inovasi dan teknologi bersih.

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1/ Danantara Indonesia is holding the Danantara Technology Innovation Investment Forum (DTIIF) 2026 on October 26–28, 2026, at Fairmont Jakarta.

Well, in this exhibition, PT Len Industri is showcasing the ADAS AI chip and semiconductor wafer.

2/ Chip AI ADAS is a processor chip specifically designed to implement ADAS (Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems) functions in the automotive field.



LEN’s facilities include testing and integration facilities, as well as a possible management building for the GCI GM-403 radar factory.

 

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Indonesia Needs 320 Ethanol Plants to Support 50% Gasoline Blending Target​

Antara
October 26, 2026 | 10:31 pm



Jakarta. Indonesia would need to build 320 ethanol production plants to support a proposed nationwide program to blend gasoline with 50% ethanol, known as E50, Higher Education, Science and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto said Monday.

The proposed E50 program would represent a major expansion of Indonesia's biofuel ambitions, complementing its efforts to increase the use of palm oil-based biodiesel as a substitute for conventional diesel fuel.

Earlier this year, the government launched the B50 program, which mandates a blend of 50% palm oil-derived biodiesel and 50% petroleum diesel.

"To meet the requirements of E50, we need to establish 320 ethanol plants, each with a production capacity of 60,000 kiloliters," Brian said at the Danantara Technology & Innovation Investment Forum (DTIIF) in Jakarta.

The proposed facilities would have a combined production capacity of 19.2 million kiloliters of ethanol, assuming the stated capacity refers to annual output.

Brian said developing a domestic ethanol industry would create opportunities to redirect spending on imported energy toward investment in Indonesian manufacturing and agricultural processing.

Indonesia currently spends an estimated $30 billion to $50 billion on energy imports, he said.

He argued that expanding ethanol production and increasing the use of biodiesel could strengthen energy security while accelerating industrial development.

The minister emphasized that the initiative would require cooperation among the government, universities and private businesses.

Higher education institutions could contribute through research, technological development and workforce training to meet the industry's growing demand for specialized skills, he said.


Indonesia Faces Major Ethanol Production Gap
Indonesia has begun introducing ethanol-blended gasoline on a limited scale, with plans to expand the ethanol content to 10% under the E10 program next year.

State-owned energy company Pertamina has marketed an ethanol-blended gasoline product, Pertamax Green 95, since June 2023.

Domestic ethanol production currently relies primarily on sugarcane and cassava, although the government is exploring alternative feedstocks that are more affordable and readily available.

Indonesia currently has five major bioethanol production facilities located across East Java, Lampung, Central Java and Yogyakarta, with combined effective production capacity of approximately 70,500 kiloliters per year.

That capacity remains well below the estimated 500,000 kiloliters of ethanol required for the planned E10 program in 2027.

Indonesia Needs 320 Ethanol Plants to Support 50% Gasoline Blending Target

Indonesia needs 320 ethanol plants for its proposed E50 fuel program, far beyond its current five major production facilities.

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