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Coal-dependent Indonesia starts tapping huge solar power potential

Aji Tri Atmojo lives in a traditional Javanese house with wooden walls on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, but his rustic home got a modern touch after he installed a row of solar panels on his roof. Since putting them up in 2020 at a cost of 10 million rupiah ($702.25), he has halved his monthly electricity bill and within five years the investment should break even.