Constrained by high costs associated with tapping alternative energy sources to fossil fuels, the government has revived discussion on its long-shelved nuclear plan with the House of Representatives.



House Commission VII overseeing energy has opened the discussions with relevant ministries following the passage of a law to ratify the Paris Agreement, which sealed the country’s commitment to cut carbon emissions.



The government shelved the plan to build its first nuclear power plant in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan in 2011.



Although nuclear was mentioned as an alternative renewable energy source in a government regulation on the National Energy Policy (KEN), the adoption of nuclear power has not been included in the long-term strategy plan of state-owned power operator PLN, which has become increasingly reliant on coal.



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