JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and other fossil fuel-power plants while drastically boosting the country’s renewable energy capacity in the next 15 years.
“Indonesia is rich in geothermal resources, and we plan to phase out coal-fired and all fossil-fueled power plants within the next 15 years. Our plan includes building over 75 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity during this time,” Subianto said at the Group of 20 summit in Brazil on Tuesday.
Subianto also said he was “optimistic” Indonesia would achieve net zero emissions by 2050, a decade sooner than the country’s previous 2060 commitment.
Experts and environmental activists welcomed the announcements but hedged their expectations.
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers and consumers of heavily polluting coal. Most of its energy comes from fossil fuels. Over 250 coal-fired…
