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o meet its electricity target, Indonesia should be able to tap into clean and renewable energy, which is potentially abundant across the archipelagic nation, says United Kingdom special representative for climate change David King. Unlike the past decade, he says, wind and solar technologies are now far cheaper and largely available as clean energy, making the sector globally seen as a coveted business.

“Climate change has also brought opportunity. The biggest current market in the world is clean energy. Solar and wind [power] are already competitive and commercial,” he said on Monday during a press briefing at the British Embassy.

King, who was a former UK chief scientific advisor, said it would be cheaper for Indonesia to have wind turbines and solar panels for every island than having to link large power grids to even the most remote areas.

Targeting to generate 35,000 megawatts (MW) of power, the government has said that it will continue its plan to develop more coal-fired power plants.