Indonesia’s Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources Arifin Tasrif has stated that “Multiple opportunities lie ahead in Indonesia’s development of its electrical power infrastructure and mineral processing industry” and that “Indonesia welcomes Chinese investors into these fields.”. The minister was speaking to Xinhua, China’s largest media outlet, and seems to be looking to China and not just the West for investment – a stark contrast to nearby Vietnam whose recent renewable explosion was funded by Western countries including Japan. International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF) figures show that Chinese overseas investment into wind and solar in 2020 came to $10.7 billion. Tasrif stated that Indonesia is planning to make electricity prices profitable for renewable energy projects, and that it has an…