Jakarta, June 10 -- Indonesia is focusing on realizing the target of increasing the share of new and renewable energy in the energy mix to 23 percent this year, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs.

"Indonesia's energy development plans, especially the National Energy General Plan (RUEN), focus on increasing renewable energy and the transition to a cleaner energy mix," assistant deputy of mineral and coal development at the ministry, Herry Permana, said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

In addition, he informed, Indonesia is targeting to retire coal-fired power plants by 2040.

Permana said that the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) could also help accelerate the transition and meet the target of boosting the share o...