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Indonesias tough choice: capping coal as Asian demand grows
2014-10-17 22:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Of Indonesias 100 GW in new power generation capacity by 2035, half will be coal-fired, says IEA. Indonesia cannot build power stations fast enough. And neither can most of its Asian neighbors. Rapid economic and population growth are driving equally rapid demands for electricity as the region builds out power grids to connect up millions of people to fuel prosperity. Electricity generation is forecast to nearly triple in Southeast Asia between 2011 and 2035, the International Energy Agency...
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