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ADB approves $500 million loan for Indonesia's energy transition
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Smoke and steam billow from a coal-fired power plant owned by Indonesia Power in Suralaya, Banten province, on July 10, 2020. (Reuters/Willy Kurniawan)
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he Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday it has approved a US$500 million policy-based loan to fund a program designed to help Indonesia's energy transition efforts.
Resource-rich Indonesia, which is aiming for net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, has been trying to reduce the use of coal in its energy sector with the financial support from the G7's Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), but disbursement of funds has been slow.
Highlighting Indonesia's reliance on coal, the ADB said in a statement the program "focuses on establishing a robust policy and regulatory framework for clean energy transition, strengthening sector governance and financial sustainability".
"Indonesia is at a critical juncture in its energy transition journey," said Jiro Tominaga, ADB's country director for Indonesia, adding the loan supported Jakarta's efforts "to accelerate its shift towards sustainable and clean energy".
The program includes developing a JETP-supported investment and policy plan, and improvements for scaling up renewable energy capacity, ADB said.
ADB's co-financing partners for the program include France's development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and German state lender KfW.
