Jakarta looks at new energy sources

Vital material: An aerial picture of coal barges parked at the harbour near a steam power plant in Jakarta. Indonesia shocked global markets by abruptly banning coal exports for a month in January to address a domestic shortage. — AFP

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s parliament is proposing the inclusion of coal-based energy and nuclear power as “new energy” sources in a draft of a new bill seen yesterday, which also proposes renewable energy compensation and incentives.

The draft reviewed by Reuters also proposes increasing the so-called domestic market obligation (DMO) for coal to 30%, from 25% currently, plus the removal of all diesel power plants by 2024.