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Indonesia’s ‘ambitious’ net zero, coal phase-out plans ‘challenging’ in reality: BMI

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 3 min read
Indonesia’s ‘ambitious’ net zero, coal phase-out plans ‘challenging’ in reality: BMI
The “ambitious” 2040 coal phase-out target “seems unlikely to be fully realised within our current forecast period”, says BMI, given Indonesia’s current reliance on coal and slow progress in developing alternative sources. Photo: Bloomberg
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Indonesia may have unveiled “ambitious” plans to reach net zero by 2050 and phase out coal-fired power generation by 2040, but realising these plans “remains challenging”, says BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions. 

The Indonesian government announced on Nov 20 that it will bring forward its plan to phase out coal to 2040 from 2056 previously, and also develop over 75 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by then.

Indonesia also unveiled a new US$235 billion ($316.61 billion) scheme to add 100GW of additional capacity, including 75GW of non-carbon-emitting sources. 

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