A man walks on a pier on Karampuang Island, whose electricity relies on solar power plants, in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Dec. 22, 2022. | CFP Photo
Indonesia plans to build 75 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy power plants in the next 15 years. International investors can participate in the investment and construction.
The announcement was delivered by Hashim S. Djojohadikusumo, the Indonesian President’s special envoy to COP 29 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
He made the claim via a video speech at a side event of the COP29 summit held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on Monday.
Mr. Hashim noted that the new Indonesian government will promote 100 GW of energy projects in the next 15 years, of which 75 GW will be renewable energy, including solar, hydropower, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy.
Indonesia has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, including eliminating coal-fired power generation and replacing it with renewable energy.
The country currently has a total installed power generation capacity of over 90 GW, of which more than half relies on coal-fired power generation, and renewable energy accounts for less than 15%. Indonesia currently has no nuclear power generation.
Indonesia has abundant renewable energy potential, but the existence of coal subsidies has inhibited renewable energy investment.
Hashim also revealed in his speech that the country plans to launch a carbon offset project that can remove hundreds of millions of metric tons of carbon emissions from the atmosphere.
He also said that the government will launch a reforestation program to restore 12.7 million hectares of degraded forests in the next few years.
In a statement issued in Baku, Darmawan Prasodjo, CEO of Indonesia's state power company, said the company is designing a new green transmission line with a total length of 70,000 kilometres.
Reporter: Zhang Ruijun
Editor: Yuan Zixiang, James, Shen He
