Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Secretary, Hikariko Ono has announced the suspension of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) for coal plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh.
The decision brings to a halt the Japanese financial support for Bangladesh’s Matarbari coal-fired power plant phase 2 and Indonesia’s Indramayu coal-fired power plant.
This is after increased international pressure on Japan to align with last year’s G7 decision to end all aid support for new unabated coal-fired power plants by the end of 2021.
Prior to this announcement, Japan insisted that Matarbari and Indramayu were “ongoing cases” and exempt from the G7 agreement.
The development has been described as a win for the communities of Matarbari and Indramayu who have continuously opposed the developments and suffer the negative health and livelihood effects of both power plants.
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