Jakarta, Oct. 12 -- Indonesia has the resources, regulations and potential sites to develop nuclear power, but needs a task force to consolidate existing capabilities into a national program, National Energy Council (DEN) member Sripeni Inten Cahyani said.

"We already have the resources, but we have not consolidated them. There is no indication for us to start. Thus, a task force is needed," she said in a statement issued here Monday.

She said the next step was to coordinate existing resources and institutions under a clearly defined national program.

West Kalimantan and Bangka Belitung are among the regions being considered for nuclear power plants, with site selection linked to local electricity demand and industrial development.

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