Indonesia will temporarily ease rules that have slowed development of solar power in the coal-dependent country, lifting one of the many legal roadblocks to the archipelago’s goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
The government will cancel the requirement that solar projects use a majority of locally produced materials until 2025, when Indonesia’s first solar panel factory is expected to start production. By conservative estimates, the country could generate more than 4,000 times its current solar output.
