How Indonesia’s coal policies left its own citizens in the dark

Millions of Indonesians on Java island are experiencing widespread power outages, causing public anger and disrupting businesses. Analysts suggest the blackouts are not due to a coal shortage, but rather to the policies and incentives that dictate coal purchasing, pricing, and timing. These hours-long disruptions have affected millions of customers of the state-owned utility firm PLN in Java, the economic hub of Indonesia. The situation raises questions about how the world's largest coal exporter is unable to maintain consistent power for its own citizens.