Indonesia May Shut Part of Suralaya Coal Power Plant to Curb Pollution

COAL - JAKARTA. Indonesia may shut down a portion of a coal-fired power plant near Jakarta to reduce air pollution affecting the city, a senior minister said on Wednesday.

The country is looking at closing 2 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity at the 4 GW Suralaya coal-fired power complex in Indonesia's Banten province that is owned by state utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), Luhut Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, who oversees some commodity policies, said a solar power conference.