Indonesia's COVID-19 recovery plan relies on dirty energy, making it harder to hit environmental targets
- Written by Denny Gunawan, PhD Candidate, ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy, Particles and Catalysis Research Laboratory, UNSW Sydney
The coal-fired Suralaya power station in Banten, Indonesia.(Source: Asep Fathulrahman/Antara)Since 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted Indonesia’s economy. This crisis, which has also hit many other countries, is a consequence of the massive cessation of economic activities due to restrictions to suppress COVID-19 case numbers....
