PLN cancels 1 GW coal plant in move toward net zero

Smokestacks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant belch fumes into the skies above Cilegon, Banten, on Sept. 21, 2018. International pressure to accelerate decarbonization may force Indonesia’s hand in transitioning from coal.(AFP/-)

State-owned electricity company PLN has axed a project to develop a coal-fired power plant as the country chases its long-delayed commitments to cut carbon dioxide emissions. PLN vice president of corporate communications Gregorius Adi Trianto confirmed that the company had canceled its plans to build a 1-gigawatt (GW) plant in Indramayu, West Java. “PLN took the initiative to stop borrowing [funds for the project] as part of PLN's efforts to reach [our] carbon neutral goal by 2060,” Gregorius said on Friday in a reply by text message to The Jakarta Post.

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