Indonesia plans 4.3GW nuclear power capacity

Indonesia is planning to build nuclear power plants with a total capacity of 4.3 GW as part of its cleaner energy strategy and to reduce fossil fuel dependency. The country’s current installed power capacity exceeds 90GW, with more than half sourced from coal and less than 15% from renewables, as reported by Reuters.

Indonesia, being earthquake-prone, has avoided nuclear power until now. Hashim Djojohadikusumo, adviser to President Prabowo Subianto, confirmed the development of floating small modular reactors but did not specify a timeline or quantity. Nuclear plants are expected to begin operations by 2036.

Djojohadikusumo also criticized the G7’s Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), which promised Indonesia $20 billion for emission reduction efforts, noting that disbursements have been minimal. He added that the government would not close all coal power plants by 2040 but would halt the construction of new ones.