Rise in Chinese off-grid coal plants in Indonesia belies pledge to end fossil fuel support

Mongabay
Nov 10, 2025, 5:58 am107 pts
A surge in the supply of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants built to supply electricity to Indonesia’s fast-growing nickel mining and processing sector is undermining Beijing’s efforts to dial back support for fossil fuels, a study released Nov. 3 has found. In his speech to the U.N. General Assembly…

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