Indonesia is facing serious challenges to cut carbon emissions. The installed capacity for new and renewable energy (NRE) reached 12.5% of the total electricity generation capacity in mid-2023, according to the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. This is far below the 17.9% target set for this year.
The figure is a minuscule increase from 12.2% in 2021 and 12.3% in 2022.
Indonesia Center for Renewable Energy Studies (ICRES) chairman Surya Darma says the expansion in the country’s NRE capacity lags behind the increase in electricity generation capacity of coal-fired power plants.
The ministry’s projections for the year showed that NRE energy capacity nationwide would grow by 115 megawatts (MW). This is less than a third of the 368 MW targeted.
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