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Why coal-rich Indonesia can’t keep the lights on
Indonesia, one of the world’s largest coal producers, faced rolling blackouts in mid-2026 due to insufficient fuel for its power plants. The outages affected the Java-Bali grid, including areas like South Tangerang and Depok.
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