Indonesia has been offered to launch peaceful nuclear energy with a small-capacity floating nuclear power plant. This was announced by Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev after a meeting with the country's President Prabowo Subianto.
Experts from the state corporation believe that for an archipelago with an extensive coastline and thousands of islands, a floating power unit is the most practical solution at the start. This format does not require large-scale coastal infrastructure and can provide electricity to remote coastal areas.
Rosatom insists on a phased approach: first – personnel training, launch of research reactors and deployment of small stations, then – transition to large power units.
Indonesia plans to obtain the first 500 MW of nuclear capacity as early as the beginning of the 2030s, reach 7–8 GW by the 2040s, and achieve a level of about 35–37 GW by the 2060s, comparable to the current installed capacity in Russia.
Standard power units of 1000–1200 MW will be required for the final stages of the program. Rosatom emphasizes that the state corporation has experience in building nuclear power plants in various climatic zones and under different regulatory requirements, which allows adapting projects to local conditions without loss of time and quality.
