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…