Jakarta, Jan. 28 -- Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said that nuclear energy development would be one of the National Energy Council's (DEN) key priorities following his induction as the council's executive chair on Wednesday.

"We have formulated the General Plan for National Energy, which will be translated into government policies. One of the priorities is the development of new and renewable energy, including nuclear energy," Lahadalia said at the Presidential Palace Complex in Jakarta.

He did not elaborate on how the nuclear energy program would be implemented, saying the council would first hold its inaugural meeting, the results of which would be reported to President Prabowo Subianto, the DEN's ex officio c...