Coal Plant Costs Indonesia $1 Billion in Health Loss, Study Says
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Cleaning up one coal power plant near Jakarta could save Indonesia nearly $1 billion each year caused by preventable deaths, medical bills and work absences, according to a study.
Using the best available technology to control the emissions from the Suralaya complex would net the country as much as 14.7 trillion rupiah ($960 million) in savings annually, while just enforcing national emission limits would save up to 2.6 trillion rupiah, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, or CREA.