Indonesia's first nuclear power plant sited in Bangka Belitung

Indonesia's first nuclear power plant will be built on the island of Graça, more than 400 kilometers north of Jakarta, with a total investment of 17 trillion rupiah by Thorcon.prototype reactorArriving by sea from South Korea in 2028, it is scheduled for commercial operation in 2030 and transmission to the national power utility in 2032, with a target tariff of less than 6.9 cents per kilowatt hour. The nuclear power plant is based on thorium and draws on the abundant local tin resources. A 500 MW power plant will be built first, and six more will be built in the second phase, totaling 3.5 GW. Indonesian government to cope with energy demand and transformation, plans to increase 100 GW power supply in 15 years, 75% from renewable energy, 5% from nuclear power. More than 20 nuclear power plants will be built by 2050, and nuclear power will reach 45-54 GW by 2060. The National Power Corporation (NPC), in cooperation with many countries, and the authorities have screened 29 potential sites and prioritized the implementation of nuclear power projects in four provinces, including Bangka Belitung.