Indonesia - World Nuclear Outlook Report

Projection of future nuclear capacity in Indonesia in 2050

The Indonesian government has committed to implementing an energy transition to reduce climate change and achieve net-zero emissions by encouraging research and development of renewable power generation technologies. The Indonesian National Energy Council targeted 8 GWe of installed capacity to come from nuclear power plants in 2035, increasing to 45-54 GWe in 2060,²⁰⁶ with an intermediary target of 21 GWe in 2050.²⁰⁷

PT Thorcon Power Indonesia has initiated the licensing process for the construction of a power plant based on its advanced molten salt reactor technology. A site at Kelasa Island, located in Central Bangka, is being investigated to host the plant. The two-unit plant would have a capacity of 500 MWe and is planned to start operation by 2032.

In September 2025 President Prabowo Subianto signed the revised National Energy Policy (KEN), setting Indonesia’s energy transition pathway to net-zero emissions by 2060. The policy designated nuclear energy as part of the new national energy mix, with targets for nuclear to contribute 0.4-0.5% by 2032, 2.8-3.4% by 2040, 6.8-7.0% by 2050 and 11.7-12.1% by 2060.