Indonesia to retire coal-fired power plants while also adding more
JAKARTA — Indonesia says it will begin retiring coal-fired power plants for good — while still continuing to build more than a hundred new ones, in the latest mixed message from one of the last coal-friendly countries in the world.
Questions linger about Indonesia’s move away from coal
Indonesia’s latest climate ambitions have been welcomed by experts. But work lies ahead to clean up the country’s murky renewables policy environment and remedy shortcomings in its energy plans.
Coal-powered developments threaten Cambodia’s largest national park
Cambodia’s government has granted permission for a new special economic zone (SEZ) and coal-fired power plant within the lush Botum Sakor National Park in coastal Koh Kong province. The SEZ would create another loosely regulated industrial area within a biodiverse primary forest.
Indonesia to halt approval of new coal-fired power
Indonesia, the world’s largest thermal coal exporter, has decided to stop approving new coal-fired power plants with an aim of cutting emissions and expanding renewable energy sources.
Indonesia to Gradually Shut Down Coal-fired Power Plants
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan said the Indonesian government is gradually shutting down the operation of coal-fired power plants. The government will instead focus on developing new and renewable energy.
Kingdom gets over $21M in fees, royalties from mining sector
Cambodia generated more than $21 million in non-fiscal revenue from the mining sector in 2020, up slightly from the previous year.
Thailand ‘unlikely’ to meet energy goal
Thailand is not moving away from the use of coal power fast enough, Greenpeace has claimed, insisting that the transformation towards clean energy must start now if climate change is to be averted on the road towards a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Vietnam explodes in solar energy: BNN Bloomberg
BNN Bloomberg, Canada’s business news network reporting on finance and markets, has recently published an article highlighting the extraordinary 100-fold increase in solar power that has taken place in Vietnam over the last two years.
