The Energy Transition Stumbling Block

The government is inconsistent in its implementation of the energy transition program. It grants construction permits for new coal-fired power stations for the sake of investment.

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August 14, 2023

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo’s energy transition program is moving closer and closer to irony. The government promised developed nations that it would halt the construction of new coal-fired steam power plants (PLTU) and shift to renewable energy sources. This is a government commitment in order to obtain trillions of rupiah of energy transition assistance funds. But the fact is that permits to construct new captive PLTUs to support the mineral pr

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