{"id":72919,"date":"2021-08-23T11:07:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T11:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadialogue.net\/?p=72919"},"modified":"2021-09-06T12:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T12:28:42","slug":"indonesias-pipeline-of-coal-plants-undermines-pledge-to-only-build-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/energy\/indonesias-pipeline-of-coal-plants-undermines-pledge-to-only-build-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia\u2019s pipeline of coal plants undermines pledge to only build renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Coal currently makes up nearly 40%<\/a> of Indonesia\u2019s energy mix. Despite green rhetoric from the government, the situation is not likely to improve soon. That\u2019s because, of the 41 gigawatts<\/a> (GW) of new generation capacity expected to come online in the country by 2030, 14-16GW is due to come from coal. And 3.5GW of that is likely to come from coal-fired power plants built immediately next to mines. Such \u201cmine-mouth\u201d plants often use lignite \u2013\u00a0the lowest quality and least efficient type of coal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indonesia has vast reserves of coal. South Sumatra holds 25% of those, or 9.45 billion tons<\/a>. The province\u2019s reserves are mostly lignite and subbituminous coal, according to a report<\/a> from Indonesian NGO Aksi Ekologi dan Emansipasi Rakyat (AEER), which translates as Ecological Action and People\u2019s Emancipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such low-quality coal leaves a heavy environmental footprint. More is needed to produce the same amount of energy compared with higher calorific coal, requiring more land for mining, and creating more air pollution per unit of energy produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe impact of emissions is high, but not much energy is produced,\u201d said Pius Ginting, executive coordinator of AEER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to AEER\u2019s report, readings of several air pollutants, such as SO2, NO2 and PM10, are higher near mine-mouth coal power plants than in settlements outside mining areas. For residents living near these plants, this means a higher risk of upper respiratory tract infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coal, energy goals and the climate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nearly half<\/a> of Indonesia\u2019s electricity is generated by coal power plants, and South Sumatra\u2019s coal plays a crucial role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indonesia\u2019s government looks at coal as the cheapest energy source, but ignores the fact that continuing to build these coal plants \u2013 and in particular mine-mouth plants \u2013 clashes with the country\u2019s commitments under the Paris Agreement. In 2015, Indonesia set itself the target of reducing<\/a> emissions by up to 41% by 2030 with international assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In what sounds like a tall promise, Indonesia\u2019s state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara said earlier this year it would build only renewable energy plants after 2023. First, it will complete the construction of the 35 gigawatts of power projects still in the pipeline. This will include more than 100 new coal-fired plants<\/a>, including the South Sumatra mine-mouth plants, which will generate greenhouse gases for decades to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Air pollution and emissions from coal are problems across Indonesia. These residents of the island of Java live just metres from the Suralaya coal-fired power plant, which is currently being expanded. (Image \u00a9 Ulet Ifansasti \/ Greenpeace)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPractices that destroy nature and cause climate change must be resisted,\u201d Faisal Basri, an economist from the University of Indonesia, told China Dialogue. \u201cWe as citizens have the right to express concern because the government and banks are ignorant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that the Indonesian government has not fully calculated the damage caused by coal. One possible solution would be for the government to prioritise transformation by producing a more focused energy roadmap, Basri said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe banks should finance projects that are environmentally friendly and have a long future by applying the principles of sustainable development, without causing harm to the public at large,\u201d said Basri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are barriers to marketing coal [from] South Sumatra, which is low quality, and transportation routes have difficult access to the sea. These two obstacles could become opportunities for the development of non-coal energy such as geothermal. The direction of energy policy should be towards developing renewable energy,\u201d Ginting said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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