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Environmental groups and communities in Indonesia are legally challenging the National Electricity General Plan (RUKN) for 2026-2060, arguing it locks the country into coal dependency, contradicting climate commitments. Testimonies from Kapoiala District revealed significant economic and health impacts from coal power plants serving nickel industries, with pollution harming local fisheries and increasing respiratory illnesses.

Critics assert that current policies delay a transition to cleaner energy. The cancellation of an early retirement plan for a coal plant has intensified scrutiny over the government's coal reliance.