Jakarta, July 12 -- Indonesia is eyeing the development of nuclear energy solely to support energy security, aligning with President Prabowo Subianto's strategic vision.

According to the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) for 2025-2034, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources aims to increase electricity capacity by 69.5 gigawatts (GW) through new power plants.

Of the new power plants being added, 61 percent-representing 42.6 GW of capacity-will use renewable energy, while 15 percent, with a capacity of 10.3 GW, will focus on energy storage.

To achieve the energy mix target, the ministry sees the need to accelerate the construction of nuclear power plants to 2029, moving up from the initial target of 2032.

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