Unearthing Indonesia’s 10 Biggest Coal Oligarchs
In Indonesia, coal has long been exploited to satisfy the avarice of those in power. Prior to the country’s independence, in 1861, the Dutch colonial government began mining coal in Palaran, East Kalimantan, before kicking off production in Ombilin, West Sumatra, in 1892. In fact, Kalimantan and Sumatra islands are Indonesia’s “supermarket” of coal. As of […]
Exposing Indonesia’s Coal Oligarchs
Project Multatuli has created an interactive data story to help the public peel back the many layers of the coal oligarchy—the small group of men who control the dirty energy source—in Indonesia. The story is presented in the form of a game, in which players must answer questions about the businesses and networks of the […]
