Jakarta, Feb. 2 -- Indonesia aims to build nuclear power plants for cleaner energy, Presidential Special Envoy for Climate and Energy Hashim Djojohadikusumo said at a recent energy forum.

He said Indonesia plans to establish several nuclear power centers with a total capacity of 4.3 GW, including floating small modular reactors (SMRs).

According to Hashim, the challenges posed by climate change are one of the reasons for the need to build nuclear power plants.

The advisor also stated that the Indonesian government will not close all coal power plants by 2040, but will halt the construction of new ones.

Indonesia is the largest exporter of thermal coal in the world, and electricity production from coal is one of the country's major sou...