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trillion investment opportunity for Indonesia, according to a new report published at the BNEF Summit Bali by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) entitled Net-Zero Transition: Opportunities for Indonesia. On the other hand, Indonesia also needs to consider measures to accelerate the growth of renewables within this decade.
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