TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government has signed an agreement to provide about 62.3 billion yen ($809 million) in new climate aid to Indonesia, one of the biggest emitters in the developing world.
The agreement was signed in Jakarta on Thursday by the Japanese ambassador to Indonesia and officials at the Indonesian Finance Ministry's, Japan's Foreign Ministry said in a news release.
Almost all of the money (60.3 billion yen) was provided in the form of low interest loans, mainly to build five geothermal power plants.