Indonesia begins construction of 92 Megawatt floating solar power plant
As part of Indonesia's drive to increase renewable energy, the state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara announced on Friday that it had begun construction of a 92 megawatt floating solar power station in West Java.
By 2034, Indonesia will add almost 61% more power to its grid through renewable energy. Solar power is expected to contribute 17.1 GW.
The upcoming PLN facility on the Saguling Reservoir, located about 180 kilometres away from Jakarta's capital, is expected to start commercial operations by November 2026.
PLN stated that the plant could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 104,000 tons.
In a press release, PLN's chief executive Darmawan Pradosodjo stated that the Saguling floating power plant would be a significant marker in Indonesia's clean-energy transformation.
Uncertainty surrounds the amount of money PLN plans to invest in this plant.
The Saguling project follows the 1.7 billion rupiah ($108.70m) West Java project developed by PLN Nusantara, a division of Mubadala Investment Company, and United Arab Emirates renewables energy company Masdar. (Reporting and editing by Stanley Widianto, Bernadette Cristina; Harikrishnan Nair).
(source: Reuters)
