Indonesia would start to build nuclear power plant in 2010 in Central Java province, which targeted to complete in five years, Mines and Mineral Resources Minister Pornomo Yusgiantoro said here on Wednesday.

Talking to reporters after meeting with Vice President Jusuf Kalla and other ministers and officials from the energy sector at the vice presidential office, Purnomo said that the government would begin to arrange the building of the plant next year.

The capacity of the plant was targetted at 4,000 megawatts by 2025.

"The target would be reached gradually," he said.

The plant would be built in Gunung Muria in northern part of Central Java, according to Pornomo.

Indonesia's energy blueprint has stipulated that the country will have diversification of energy sources, including nuclear energy.

Source: Xinhua