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← The MonexusOpinion

Indonesia's coal mess and the price of state capture

A near-miss power crisis in Java exposes how a generation of extractive politics has hollowed out Indonesia's grid — and why Jakarta will keep choosing cheap fixes until the bill comes due.

By Monexus Staff Writer·asia·1-minute read·26 Jun 2026·Live on the wire ↗

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