JAVA 9-10 A KOREAN FORCED INVESTMENT IN THE MIDST OF A CLIMATE AND HUMANITARIAN DISASTER

The report examines the Java 9 and 10 Coal Power Plant (CPP) projects in Cilegon, Banten, funded by South Korean institutions including K-Exim, KDB, and K-Sure. It argues the investment is 'forced' and 'unprofitable,' citing a KDI pre-feasibility study showing a negative NPV for KEPCO. The document highlights severe health impacts in Banten, where Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is prevalent, and notes that the projects exacerbate air pollution and increase vulnerability to pandemics like Covid-19. It further criticizes the use of Ultra Super Critical (USC) technology as insufficient for carbon reduction and points to the risk of natural disasters, such as tsunamis, given the plants' coastal locations. The report concludes that the investment violates South Korea's 'Green New Deal' and calls for the Indonesian government to cancel the projects in favor of renewable energy.

• The Java 9 and 10 Coal Power Plant (CPP) projects in Cilegon, Banten, are funded by South Korean institutions including the Korea Development Bank (KDB), Korea Export-Import Bank (K-Exim), and K-Sure, with a total investment of 3.2 billion US dollars.
• A pre-feasibility study by the Korean Development Institute (KDI) concluded that the project is not profitable for KEPCO, reporting a negative Net Present Value (NPV) of -8.83 million USD.
• The report claims South Korea applies a double standard by stopping coal plant construction domestically while investing in them abroad, facilitated by a significant gap in emission standards between Indonesia and South Korea.
• Public health in Cilegon is severely impacted by industrial and coal pollution; in January-July 2017, 15,039 children under five in Cilegon suffered from Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI).
• The expansion of CPP Java 9 and 10 is predicted to cause 4,700 premature deaths over the 30 years of the plant's operation.
• Ultra Super Critical (USC) technology, used in Java 9 and 10, is criticized as being unable to significantly reduce overall carbon emissions or eliminate pollutants like SO2.
• Many coal power plants in Indonesia, including those in Banten, are located in disaster-prone coastal areas at risk of megathrust earthquakes and tsunamis.
• Coal transport to Banten plants has resulted in environmental disasters, including multiple coal barge fires in the Sunda Strait and coal spills in the Pandeglang Sea.
• The report asserts that air pollution from coal plants increases the vulnerability of residents to the Covid-19 pandemic, linking long-term exposure to higher mortality rates.

APA

(Alm.), T. A., Indradi, Y., Birry, A. A., Arlinus, Z., Primastika, W., Prasetiyo, A., Nasution, M., & Meutia, H. (n.d.). JAVA 9-10 A KOREAN FORCED INVESTMENT IN THE MIDST OF A CLIMATE AND HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. Trend Asia. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FA-LAPORAN-PLTU-JAWA-9-10-ENG.pdf

Chicago

(Alm.), Tommy Apriando, Yuyun Indradi, Ahmad Ashov Birry, Zamzami Arlinus, Widia Primastika, Andri Prasetiyo, Marina Nasution, and Hilda Meutia. JAVA 9-10 A KOREAN FORCED INVESTMENT IN THE MIDST OF A CLIMATE AND HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. Trend Asia, n.d. https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FA-LAPORAN-PLTU-JAWA-9-10-ENG.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{almndjava, author = {(Alm.), Tommy Apriando and Indradi, Yuyun and Birry, Ahmad Ashov and Arlinus, Zamzami and Primastika, Widia and Prasetiyo, Andri and Nasution, Marina and Meutia, Hilda}, title = {{JAVA 9-10 A KOREAN FORCED INVESTMENT IN THE MIDST OF A CLIMATE AND HUMANITARIAN DISASTER}}, institution = {Trend Asia}, url = {https://trendasia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FA-LAPORAN-PLTU-JAWA-9-10-ENG.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }