Can Indonesia's New Capital Attract Capital for Renewable Energy?

Published on May 11, 2021

Indonesia's president promised to stoke economic development by relocating the capital city. Can this project spark a pattern of investment in utility-scale solar? It can, but activists and investors need to see through a tangle of loyalties among the government, the state-owned utility and the coal business. This chronicle explains the long odds and takes the long view.

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