Indonesia plans to build 4.3 GW nuclear power plants, says Prabowo's brother

More than half of country is powered by coal, less than 15% by renewables

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A coal-based power plant in Cirebon, Indonesia: the country relies heavily on coal-powered electricity generation. © Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) -- Fossil fuel-dependent Indonesia plans to build nuclear power plants with the capacity of about 4 gigawatts (GW) in a bid for cleaner energy, an adviser to President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday.

Indonesia's current installed power capacity is more than 90 GW, with more than half of that powered by coal and less than 15% by renewables. It currently has no nuclear capacity, a controversial topic in a country prone to earthquakes.

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