Premium Content: Indonesia edges towards net zero with research and development in nuclear technology

As part of the country’s transition from fossil fuels to new and renewable energy, the Indonesian government has set a goal of achieving a 100 percent renewable energy mix by 2060. Nuclear power would add around 6% of energy to the whole renewable energy mix.

Other renewable energy sources include solar power (about 61 percent), hydroelectric power plants (approximately 14 percent), wind power (approximately 6.6 percent), bio-energy power plants (approximately 6.4 percent), geothermal power (approximately 4%), and ocean power plants (around 2 percent).