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Giving local governments more autonomy and prioritising human rights are key to advancing Indonesia’s renewable energy aims, write two experts.
Only 10 per cent of Indonesia vast geothermal energy resources have been exploited. A deal between Philippine power giant First Gen and Sinar Mas aims to develop 440 megawatts of subterranean power.
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Indigenous women across Southeast Asia resist extraction and erasure
Across Southeast Asia, Indigenous women activists face discrimination, repression and violence, while often being excluded or unsupported even within their own communities.
Indonesia's plan for transitioning from coal has lacked clarity. But industry observers say the latest power strategy demonstrates a marked shift from the past, and could create incentives for initiating more clean energy projects in the coming years.
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