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Green investors eye Indonesia but want regulatory reform

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Mini-hydro power, waste water and geothermal projects are shaping up as favorites among green investors eyeing Indonesia, but regulatory problems are holding back a potentially lucrative sector, investors said on Tuesday.

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Mini-hydro power, waste water and geothermal projects are shaping up as favorites among green investors eyeing Indonesia, but regulatory problems are holding back a potentially lucrative sector, investors said on Tuesday.

These policy hurdles could leave Southeast Asia's biggest economy struggling to attract the investment needed to meet its targets to grow power supply and cut greenhouse gas emissions, and keep carbon developers focused on China and India instead.

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