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NGOs Accuse ADB Of Funding Indonesia Coal Plants Despite Clean Energy Promises

NGOs allege the loan is financing the Suralaya coal plant, which is being expanded to ten units (Credit: AFP)

Green NGOs have accused the Asian Development Bank of indirectly financing coal plants in Indonesia through a $600 million loan despite promises to no longer fund projects tied to the fossil fuel, according to a new report.

The report by four NGOs alleges the ADB loan given in 2021 to Indonesia's state power company to fund its ten-year business plan and "promote the use of clean energy" has no clause blocking spending on new coal facilities.

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