Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund is aiming to invest up to $1bn this year with green energy as one of its priorities, as the south-east Asian country aims to become a hub for energy transition on the back of its vast nickel reserves.
The Indonesia Investment Authority (INA) is in talks over potential investment in the electric vehicle ecosystem and geothermal energy, and is providing financing for early retirement of coal-fired power plants, chief financial officer Eddy Porwanto told the Financial Times.
The fund planned to spend between $500mn and $1bn this year across all sectors after having invested $2.1bn since its founding in 2021, he said.