Construction has started on a 145 megawatt (MW) floating solar plant in Indonesia, which will be “the biggest” facility of its kind in southeast Asia. The plant is currently under construction on the Cirata reservoir in West Java Province. It is expected to be operational in November 2022. Once completed, the plant will provide enough […]
RE100: Clean Power Initiative Struggles to Catch On in Indonesia
A global initiative that encourages corporations to commit to using only renewable energy is hoped to boost renewables in Indonesia’s energy mix, but experts say its success hinges on the government creating an enabling environment. Initiated by US-based NGO The Climate Group, RE100 has seen constant growth in its worldwide membership over the past years, […]
Funding Secured For Indonesia, UAE Project to Build Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Plant
JAKARTA : A 145-megawatt floating solar power plant, the largest in Southeast Asia, being built by Indonesia and the UAE could start operating next year, officials announced on securing final funding approval for the project. Made up of more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia aims to achieve 23 percent renewable energy use by 2025, and 30 […]
Indonesia Begins Construction On Region’s Largest Floating Solar Plant
Indonesia aims to have 23 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2025 and the government has said the country will try to reach net zero emissions by 2060 by moving away from coal JAKARTA : Indonesia will begin work on a 145 megawatt (MW) floating solar power project, the largest in Southeast […]
World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm to Be Constructed in Indonesia
On the island of Batam, the world’s largest floating solar farm is being built in Indonesia on an area of 1,600 hectares, with an expected output of 2.2 GW. It will also have the largest ESS with a storage capacity of over 4000 MW. Construction will start in 2022 and be completed in 2024. The […]
World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Proposed For Indonesia
Sunseap Group plans to build the world’s largest floating solar farm in Indonesia. Sunseap Group is a solar energy system developer, owner, and operator in Singapore, with over 2000 megawatts (peak) of solar energy projects contracted across Asia. This week, Frank Phuan, co-founder and chief executive of Sunseap, told Reuters his company plans to build […]
Southeast Asian Tycoons Step Up Investments In Renewable Energy Projects Across Indonesia, Vietnam
AC Energy controlled by Philippine billionaire Jaime Zobel de Ayala’s Ayala Corp.—and Singapore-based Sunseap Group are investing over $2.4 billion in separate renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia as countries around the region accelerate their transition into a carbon-free future. Sunseap backed by Thai billionaire Isara Vongkusolkit’s energy firm Banpu pcl and Singapore’s state investment […]
STATEMENT: Indonesia Submits New 2030 Climate Targets and First Long-Term Climate Strategy
JAKARTA : Yesterday the government of Indonesia submitted an updated national climate commitment to the United Nations. The plan includes new measures on adaptation and resilience and some new targets in specific sectors, but has the same topline emissions targets submitted in 2016: an unconditional target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 29% below business-as-usual […]
The World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm to be Built in Indonesia
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap will spend more than $2 billion to build the world’s largest floating solar farm and energy storage system on Indonesia’s Batam Island, which is across the Singapore Strait from Singapore. The floating solar farm is expected to have a capacity of 2.2 gigawatt-peak. It will float on the Duriangkang Reservoir […]
TotalEnergies Successfully Delivers Key Solar Project in Indonesia
TotalEnergie has finished building a second solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop installation at one of Indonesia’s largest petrochemical facilities owned by Chandra Asri. Under the contract, which is one of the first long-term solar deals for Chandra Asri, the installation will power 15% of the needs of Chandra Asri’s warehouses, laboratory and office buildings from solar. […]