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Indonesia revives nuclear power plant plans despite safety concerns

Indonesia aims to have its first nuclear power plant operating by 2032, targeting nuclear to supply up to 12.1% of its primary energy mix by 2060.

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Coal-dependent Indonesia is reviving decades-old plans to build nuclear power plants, a move that was previously delayed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, as the country seeks to meet decarbonisation targets, according to SCMP Economy.

While officials are discussing the restart of the program, some members of the public and experts have raised concerns about nuclear disaster risks in a quake-prone country, even as one candidate site is described as an uninhabited island not in an active seismic zone, SCMP Economy reported.

The Indonesian government began discussing the revival last year as it looks to reshape energy policy, with Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot telling an international nuclear forum in Jakarta in December that a new energy strategy would explicitly require nuclear to balance the energy mix and achieve decarbonisation goals, SCMP Economy said.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources says it is aiming for Indonesia’s first nuclear power plant to be operational by 2032 at the earliest, and has set a long-term target for nuclear energy to account for up to 12.1% of the primary energy mix by 2060, with installed capacity of 35 to 42 gigawatts.

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