Indonesia Has Met With Canada And Russia On Plans For Nuclear Power

Reactor designs also being reviews from other supplier nations

Indonesia Has Met With Canada And Russia On Plans For Nuclear Power
The Indonesian capital Jakarta. Indonesia is holding talks on plans for its first commercial nuclear power plant. Courtesy Indonesia Travel.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has received official proposals from five nations to develop nuclear power plants in the country and has already met with Canada and Russia.

Press reports in the southeast Asian nation quoted energy minister Bahlil Lahadalia as saying “all designs are still being reviewed”.

The reports said state-owned utility company PLN has laid out roadmap for 2025-2034 that sets a target for nuclear power capacity of up to 500 MW within the next decade.

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