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Govt urged to disclose coal power plants' emissions data
Experts and activists believe that making data about emissions produced by coal-fired power plants across Java available to the public will help the country in its effort to shift away from fossil fuels.
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Mask up: The Suralaya coal-fired power plant releases steam on Oct. 31, 2023, in Cilegon, Banten.
(AFP/Ronald Siagian )
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ivic groups and activists have called on the Environment Ministry to disclose information on the environmental assessments for the construction and operation of coal-fired power plants across Java following concerns over air pollution believed to be coming from such.
On Monday, Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) and environmental law lecturer I Gusti Agung Made Wardana from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta submitted a request with the Environment Ministry for access to several documents pertaining to 16 coal-fired power plants in Java.
The documents include environmental impact analyses (Amdal) and emissions data recorded by the continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) from each power plant.
“So far, several documents are difficult to access, hindering us [experts and activists] from launching our research,” Wardana said.
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The 16 power plants were chosen because several reports indicated rising concerns from local residents over air pollution allegedly caused by the sites, including the Suralaya power plant in Cilegon, Banten.
Located about three hours by car from Jakarta, the Suralaya power plant complex has been under scrutiny recently following reports issued by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) that air pollution produced by the site has caused thousands of respiratory infection cases among local residents in 2023 alone.
