The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is targeting Indonesia to have its first nuclear power plant in 2032.

Eniya Listiani Dewi, Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) at the ESDM ministry said the ministry has established three task forces to determine the location for the construction of nuclear power plants (PLTN).

She cited that the three task forces would be appointed after the government formalized the formation of the Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Organization (NEPIO).

In addition, the task forces are also asked to create security procedures starting from the initial nuclear power plant construction plan to the operation of the electrification facilities from nuclear energy.

"Determining how to ensure safety, determining how to procure, how to construct the nuclear power plant," Eniya said as quoted by Antara on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

Based on the ESDM report, there are 29 locations in 13 regions that have the potential to be used as nuclear power plant locations. However, these locations will still need to be re-verified by the task forces.

Of the 29 locations, some are located in North Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung Islands, Banten, Central Java, Bali, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, Central Papua and South Papua.

Previously, Eniya said the nuclear power plant was targeted to be developed to 42 Gigawatts (GW) by 2060. This target is stated in the revision of the National Energy Policy (KEN) regarding the roadmap for nuclear power plant development.

She said the first nuclear power plant in Indonesia is targeted to operate with a capacity of 250 Megawatts (MW). Then increased to 3 GW in 2035 and 9 GW in 2040.

On the other hand, the roadmap for the development of nuclear power plants in Indonesia is also prepared based on the guidelines set by the International Atomic Agency (IAEA).

The government is currently waiting for several policies to facilitate preparations for the construction and operation of nuclear power plants in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the regulations that are considered to facilitate this readiness are the Draft Law on New Energy and Renewable Energy (RUU EBET) and the revision of the Electricity Law.