Indonesia Plans 10GW of Nuclear Power in Major Renewable Energy Push: Presidential Aide

Indonesia plans a major expansion in renewable energy by 2040, including the introduction of 10 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power, and expects contracts to be given in the next five years, a senior aide to President Prabowo Subianto said in an interview.

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This would more than double the current capacity as Indonesia, one of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, aims for carbon neutrality before 2050, said Mr Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Mr Prabowo's brother and the President's special envoy for energy and climate.

"Many of the contracts will be... in the next five years... especially the nuclear (contracts) because of the long lead times," he told Reuters from New York.

He said Indonesia aims to have, by 2040, an additional 103GW power capacity, made up of 75GW from solar, wind, geothermal and biomass, 10GW from nuclear energy, and the remaining 18GW from gas.