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Progress of Solar Photovoltaic in Asean Countries: A Review

Progress of Solar Photovoltaic in Asean Countries: A Review

The present global energy scenario, in which fossil fuels play a preponderant role, faces significant energy and environmental challenges. To help address these challenges, countries across the world are increasing the contribution made by renewable energy (RE) resources to their energy supplies. Feed-in Tariff (FiT) is one of the most effective incentive policies used to promote the RE sector especially at the micro-generation level.
Public Activities Restriction in the Island of Java and Bali

Public Activities Restriction in the Island of Java and Bali

The Minister of Home Affairs issued The Minister of Domestic Affairs Instruction No. 03 the Year 2022 regarding the Implementation of Public Activities Restrictions Corona Virus Disease 2019 Level 3, Level 2, And Level 1 In Java and Bali islands. This Instruction clarifies the level of Community Activities Restriction (PPKM) in these areas, along with the list of activities that are allowed and prohibited.
2021 in Review: Continued Movement at the Intersection of International Arbitration and Human Rights

2021 in Review: Continued Movement at the Intersection of International Arbitration and Human Rights

This is the third consecutive year that we, either together or separately, have reported on trends at the intersection of human rights and international arbitration from the prior year. As we emphasized last year, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on this intersection are likely to remain
Domestic Coal Market Obligation and Temporary Export Ban

Domestic Coal Market Obligation and Temporary Export Ban

Domestic Market Obligation (DMO) of coal is the obligation of Business Entities to submit part of its share of coal production to the state through the Implementing Body in the context of supplying coal to meet domestic needs, the amount of which is regulated in the Cooperation Contract. This DMO regulation is essential to control the amount of coal
Feed-in Tariff for Solar Photovoltaic: The Rise of Japan

Feed-in Tariff for Solar Photovoltaic: The Rise of Japan

Japan started implementing a national Feed-In Tariff (FiT) mechanism on the 1st July 2012, which included specific payment tariffs for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. This marks a new era in the renewable energy landscape in Japan. This paper aims at analysing the solar PV prospect in Japan, particularly in both residential and non-residential sectors.
Calculating the Overtime Wage: Key Provisions Your Company Should Know

Calculating the Overtime Wage: Key Provisions Your Company Should Know

The calculation of overtime wage is regulated in Article 26, Article 29, Article 31 Paragraph (1), Article 31 Paragraph (2), Article 31 Paragraph (3) and Article 32 of Government Regulation no. 35 of 2021 concerning Employment Agreements for Certain Time, Expert Power, Working Time and Rest Time, and Termination of Employment ("GR 35/2021"). Company Obligation Article 26 states that overtime can only be worked at most 4 (four) hours in 1 (one) day and 18 (eighteen) hours in 1 (one) week and Article 29 further
Are You Ready for Tax Amnesty Volume II?

Are You Ready for Tax Amnesty Volume II?

The Indonesian reformation period promotes continuous new innovations led by its people, thus helping Indonesia's economic stability. Indonesia is a country that has high economic potential, potential that is starting to be noticed by the international community due to the prosperity of natural resources contained in the motherland. Of course, rapid materialistic success is encouraging news for business actors, but for some people, this is just one edge of a double-edged sword. At the other edge of the blade is an obligation for business actors to pay taxes on their income.
Part 1: Key Issues in International Arbitration of Cryptocurrency Disputes

Part 1: Key Issues in International Arbitration of Cryptocurrency Disputes

Following on from the phenomenal growth in the use of cryptocurrencies worldwide, there is increasing incidence of cryptocurrency disputes across the globe.  In probably one of the highest profile international cryptocurrency disputes in recent times, hundreds of derivatives investors are apparently looking to bring claims against cryptocurrency trading platform Binance for alleged losses arising from a widespread service outage in May 2021 which coincided with a massive drop in the price of Bitcoin. The massive sell off of cryptocurrencies at the material time allegedly resulted in clogged transactions which prevented investors from closing out or liquidating their trading positions during the outage.
Annual Prediction Output of an RADTIRC-PV Module

Annual Prediction Output of an RADTIRC-PV Module

The number of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations has been increasing worldwide but the high capital cost of installation continues to be the main challenge, particularly in many developing countries. The solar concentrator, a device that focuses the sunlight onto a small area, has the potential to minimize the use of expensive PV material while maintaining the system's performance, ultimately bringing down its overall cost.
Is COVID-19 Still Considered a Force Majeure?

Is COVID-19 Still Considered a Force Majeure?

Whether COVID-19 can be considered a Force Majeure in a contract or not is still a somewhat debatable topic. By definition, which is regulated in Article 1244 and Article 1245 of Civil Code, Force Majeure is a situation that occurs suddenly and is beyond the control of the parties, which causes an agreement to be hampered or unable to be carried out at all. The key words are "beyond the control of the parties" and "causes the agreement to be hampered or unable to be carried out at all."
Adequacy Assessment of Time of Dispatch Rules using Fuzzy TOPSIS Method

Adequacy Assessment of Time of Dispatch Rules using Fuzzy TOPSIS Method

Adequacy assessment of the existing Time of Dispatch (TD) rules is an academic primary step to improve the regulation of electronic commerce laws. This study aims to evaluate the ASEAN countries based on the adequacy of their TD rules. We propose an extended Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method for ...
Claim in Negligence: An Overview

Claim in Negligence: An Overview

Recently, the media in Indonesia has been buzzing with reports of an accident that killed a celebrity couple caused by the negligence of a driver. The internet community questioned whether the criminal sanctions for negligence alone were sufficient and able to bring a sense of justice. Furthermore, the question is whether a person who commits negligence can be held civilly responsible.
Feed-in Tariff for Solar Photovoltaic: Money From the Sun?

Feed-in Tariff for Solar Photovoltaic: Money From the Sun?

Climate change is the greatest 'market failure' the world has seen. This has stimulated policy makers around the world to turn into renewable energy. As a result, renewable energy is indeed the order of the day and the sun is the most powerful source of energy that God has blessed mankind with.
IPO for Companies Involved in Legal Cases

IPO for Companies Involved in Legal Cases

Every company has the opportunity to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) and list its securities on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). In the context of an IPO, the company will issue a document called a prospectus, which is a document that contains any written information related to the public offering process that the company is carrying out with the aim to disclose everything about the company to the public before they decide to buy securities. The form and content of the prospectus in the context of a public offering have been regulated in the Financial Services Authority (OJK) regulations.
Life Cycle Assessment of a Rotationally Asymmetrical Compound Parabolic Concentrator (RACPC)

Life Cycle Assessment of a Rotationally Asymmetrical Compound Parabolic Concentrator (RACPC)

Integrating a concentrator into the building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) design has resulted in a new technology known as the building integrated concentrating photovoltaic (BICPV). The rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) is an example of a concentrator design that has been explored for use in BICPV. This paper evaluates the life cycle assessment (LCA) for the RACPC-PV module, which has never been explored before.
Nuclear Energy Development in Bangladesh: A Study of Opportunities and Challenges

Nuclear Energy Development in Bangladesh: A Study of Opportunities and Challenges

It is a challenging task for Bangladesh to meet its increasing demand of energy while its economy is rapidly growing. Though prices of oil, coal, and fossil fuels around the world have been volatile, the price trend in Bangladesh demonstrates a persistent rise in the immediate past. This is further exacerbated by depleting reserves of natural gas. Cumulatively, these two effects heighten Bangladesh's energy needs. Bangladesh presently mitigates her energy requirements predominantly through natural gas, supplemented by a handful of coal and furnace oil plants.
"I Promise Not to Promise"- International Mediation and Measures to Safeguard Against Guerrilla Tactics

"I Promise Not to Promise"- International Mediation and Measures to Safeguard Against Guerrilla Tactics

In conjunction with the activities that took place around the Singapore Convention Week this year, Withers KhattarWong hosted an event “Mediation and Arbitration in the ASEAN region” featuring our arbitration specialist Partner Shaun Leong, FCIArb alongside the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore International Mediation Centre, and experienced leading practitioners from the ASEAN region.
Indonesia to Impose Carbon Tax in April 2022, Starting with Coal Power Plants

Indonesia to Impose Carbon Tax in April 2022, Starting with Coal Power Plants

Indonesia will begin to tax coal-fired power stations in April 2022 using a tax mechanism based on emission limits, or cap and tax, to start the implementation that will eventually reach all sectors of the economy to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions. Indonesia's carbon tax is a strong signal that will encourage the development of carbon markets/carbon emissions trading, technological innovation, and more efficient and eco-friendly investments in the country.