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China, Russia, US have proposed nuclear plant projects, Kadin says
Three major powers have submitted proposals on developing a nuclear power plant in the country, according to Kadin’s energy and mineral resources deputy.
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Thorcon International's proposed 500-megawatt floating nuclear plant in Indonesia, designed to run on thorium, appears in this undated digital illustration. (Handout/Thorcon International)
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he Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) says it has received proposals from the United States, China and Russia on developing a nuclear power plant in the country, all of which are up for negotiations.
“All [proposals from the] three countries involve Kadin members,” Aryo Djojohadikusumo, Kadin’s energy and mineral resources deputy chair, said on Thursday in Jakarta, as quoted by Antara.
Addressing at Katadata’s Indonesia Green Energy Investment Dialogue 2025, Aryo added that Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation had expressed interest in working with Indonesia to build a nuclear power plant.
“Just two days ago, [Russian Security Council Secretary] Sergei Shoigu said Rosatom is interested in building a nuclear power plant,” he said, referring to a meeting on Tuesday between President Prabowo Subianto and Russia’s former defense minister.
Aryo also said Kadin members had talked with the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) during their November 2024 visit to Beijing, underlining that the chamber’s members had held “serious discussions” with representatives of all three countries, including the US.
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At the same event, businessman Hashim Djojohadikusumo, a top adviser and brother to the President, said: “Our Russian friends, Rosatom, came up with a good proposal.”
