Indonesia Plans New Nuclear Power Plants with 4.3 GW Capacity

GREEN ENERGY - JAKARTA. Fossil fuel-dependent Indonesia plans to build nuclear power plants with the capacity of about 4 gigawatts (GW) in a bid for cleaner energy, an adviser to President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday.

Indonesia's current installed power capacity is more than 90 GW, with more than half of that powered by coal and less than 15% by renewables. It currently has no nuclear capacity, a controversial topic in a country prone to earthquakes.

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