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Monday 14 Dec 2015 - 17:07 Makkah mean time-3-3-1437
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Banda Aceh, (IINA) - Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sudirman Said announced on Saturday that his country will not resort to nuclear energy to meet its target of 136.7 gigawatts of power capacity by 2025, nor the 430 gigawatts target by 2050, Jakarta Globe reported.
The announcement indicated that a previous $8 billion plan to operate four nuclear plants with a total capacity of six gigawatts by 2025 will be canceled.
"We have arrived at the conclusion that this is not the time to build up nuclear power capacity. We still have many alternatives, and we do not need to raise any controversies", Minister Sudirman said.
The minister spoke after the National Energy Council, a presidential advisory body, completed its latest National Energy Plan, which will be signed by President Joko Widodo to become a presidential regulation.
The plan, which was lastly revised in 2006, lays down the ground rules and guidelines for energy development in Indonesia. It also indicates the country's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The plan from 2006 had left room for nuclear energy, but the latest guidelines say that Indonesia should increase the use of renewable energy sources to 23 percent of its total primary energy, compared to a current target of 5 percent by 2025.
Energy from coal was cut to 30 percent from 33 percent, but Indonesia will rely more on oil, which is set to account for 25 percent of the energy in the next decade, from the previous target of 20 percent. Natural gas will contribute the remaining 22 percent to reach the 2025 target, Sudirman said, without providing details on the energy plan for 2050.
The minister added that Indonesia will continue to follow developments in the field of nuclear technology and that it would remain a last-resort option for possible use beyond 2050.
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