DEN supports Rosatom's plan to build an NPP in Southeast Sulawesi

Russian state-owned enterprise (SOE) State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom plans to invest in Indonesia's nuclear industry by building a nuclear power plant (NPP) in Southeast Sulawesi Province. Rosatom is the largest company in the world which is engaged as a vendor in the nuclear industry, especially NPPs.

National Energy Council (DEN) member Musri Mawaledha and Southeast Sulawesi Deputy Governor Hugua revealed the approval by DEN and the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Government over Rosatom's initiative after a meeting with the Russian Trade Representative Office in Jakarta on Apr. 17, 2025. DEN stated that NPPs are very environmentally friendly, efficient, and economically affordable.

"The investment to develop the NPP will be 100 percent financed by Rosatom. It will not burden the state budget, let alone the [Southeast Sulawesi Province] regional budget," said Musri on Apr. 17, 2025.

He added that NPPs are the best move to answer the need for renewable energy to answer the possibility of an energy crisis and for Indonesia's commitment to developing clean energy in accordance with global agreements.

"Indonesia has great potential in developing NPPs because of the available raw materials and strategic location," Musri said.

He added that NPPs have been widely constructed in industrially-developed countries such as France, which uses them to meet 70 percent of the country's electricity needs; Russia; the United States, which has 93 active NPPs; followed by China and Japan. Musri noted that their experience showed how the use of nuclear power is safe and very environmentally friendly.