Indonesia: UAE's Emirates Global Aluminium to build nuclear power plant
In a Wednesday statement, the Indonesian Economic Affairs Ministry said that UAE-based Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), plans to build in Indonesia a nuclear plant with a maximum capacity of 5 gigawatts.
According to the ministry, high electricity costs and a shortage of low-carbon electric have delayed plans by EGA to increase capacity at an aluminium smelter in North Sumatra owned by Indonesia Asahan Aluminium by up to 400 tons per year.
EGA has not responded immediately to a comment request regarding the nuclear plant. The request was made outside of regular UAE business hours.
Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia's senior economist minister, met with EGA CEO Abdulnasser Ibrahim Saif Bin Kalban to discuss the development of the aluminium industry in Indonesia.
Airlangga met also with Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi (CEO of Masdar), the state-owned renewables energy company in the UAE, to discuss projects they have in Indonesia. This includes a 145 Megawatt project.
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Solar power plant on a reservior in West Java Province and development of a gas pipeline from Aceh towards East Java.
Airlangga attended the World Government Summit in Dubai. (Reporting and editing by John Mair; Stefanno Sulaiman)
(source: Reuters)
