Willy Kurniawan, Reuters, “Indonesia’s Carbon Tax Rollout May Face Delays”
Published : 1 April 2022

Keynotes:

• The carbon tax on coal power plant emissions will be postponed and based on the temporary regulation in October, the tax would be Rp 30.000 ($2.09) per tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent for emissions that are overlimit.
• The launch of the carbon tax is a part of Indonesia’s initiative to tackle global emissions and reduce it by 2060.
• The tax is determined based on the capacity of power plant generation since the electricity used from power plant generation, especially coal, shares 60% of emission.
• The government is still developing the emission caps.

The original article:

Indonesia may delay rolling out its carbon tax on coal power plant emissions, officials said on Friday, as authorities have yet to finalise details a week before its April 1 start date.

Under a sweeping law passed in October, Indonesia introduced a new levy for coal power plant operators of 30,000 rupiah ($2.09) per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) for emissions above a set limit.

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