A tug boat pulls a coal barge along a river in East Kalimantan province. Was Indonesia’s powerful coal lobby behind the country’s recent ban on renewable-energy exports? Photo: Reuters
Opinion
Opinion
Asian Angle
Indonesia’s green-energy export ban puts Asean’s power grid plans at risk
- Jakarta’s ban on renewable-energy exports has dealt a major blow to the long-awaited prospect of an interconnected power grid for Southeast Asia
- It has also thrown import-dependent Singapore’s green-energy plans into doubt – but there are still grounds for optimism
A tug boat pulls a coal barge along a river in East Kalimantan province. Was Indonesia’s powerful coal lobby behind the country’s recent ban on renewable-energy exports? Photo: Reuters
