Indonesia's Renewable Energy Development Faces Investment Challenges, an Industrial Info Market Brief

Competition among countries for renewable energy funding is getting tighter, prompting the need for Indonesia to promote a friendlier investment climate.

Indonesia has a large renewable energy potential, reaching 400 gigawatts (GW), but project investments are lacking, hampering the nation's goal of achieving 23% of new renewable energy in its power mix by 2025, according to .

Arifin Tasrif, Indonesia's minister of energy and mineral resources, is pushing for energy regulations aimed at promoting project investments.