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Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto plans to retire all fossil fuel-powered power plants in 15 years .

President says he is "optimistic" Indonesia will achieve net zero emissions by 2050 .

Experts and environmental activists welcomed the announcements but hedged their expectations.

Over 250 coal-fired power plants are currently powering Indonesia .