Note by Julien Jomaux on Substack: "Indonesia burned 60% more coal in 2022 than in 2021 (1216 TWh compared to 763 TWh). This one-year increase almost corresponds to the entire coal consumption of Germany in 2020 ! One of the reasons is the high demand of Nickel: “Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of nick…"

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Indonesia burned 60% more coal in 2022 than in 2021 (1216 TWh compared to 763 TWh).

This one-year increase almost corresponds to the entire coal consumption of Germany in 2020 !

One of the reasons is the high demand of Nickel: “Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of nickel, a key element in the lithium-ion batteries used in EVs and renewable energy storage.”

And Nickel is energy-intensive.

news.mongabay.com/2023/07/indonesias-co…

Indonesia’s coal burning hits record high — and ‘green’ nickel is largely why

Indonesia burned more coal in 2022 than any other year, a preliminary analysis shows, putting the country on track to become one of the largest carbon emitters from fossil fuel in the world. Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources showed that coal consumption amou…

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