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Nusantara — Smart Forest Capital

Indonesia's new Borneo capital has built a government core with a 5G-linked driverless-bus trial and designated 65% of its land — about 177,000 hectares — for forest conservation. A 50MW solar plant supplies roughly 10% of Nusantara's power today, against an 80%-renewables target for 2045. Progress has slowed sharply: the 2026 state budget was cut 85% from 2024, and Indonesia's Constitutional Court has confirmed Jakarta, not Nusantara, remains the legal capital.

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📖 Terms in this entry: Microgrid · Smart grid · CBTC (communications-based train control)

Sources

↗ IKN Authority (authority)Official authority behind the new capital.
↗ GovInsider Asia (press)Confirms the 5G-linked autonomous bus trial in the government core area and other planned tech.
↗ NPR (press)April 2026 currency check: budget cut 85% from 2024 to 2026, relocation delays.
↗ ANTARA News (press)50MW solar plant supplies ~10% of Nusantara's power; national target is 80% renewables by 2045.
↗ Indonesia Business Post (press)Confirms 65% of IKN area (~177,000 hectares) designated as protected/conservation land.

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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Nusantara — Smart Forest Capital” — Nusantara, Indonesia. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/nusantara-capital/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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