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Bloomberg

Indonesia has opened a floating solar plant in West Java, part of a plan to take advantage of its reservoirs to generate more renewable electricity.
President Joko Widodo was at a ceremony to mark the opening of the Cirata plant – about 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of the capital Jakarta – on Thursday.
Indonesia issued a rule in July allowing as much as 20 per cent of reservoir areas to be used for renewable energy generation.
“This is a historic day because our big dream of building a renewable energy project at large scale is finally realised,” he said.

Floating solar is becoming increasingly popular as a clean energy solution for countries with a lack of available land, or in locations where onshore developments face opposition.
Japan, South Korea and China are among major adopters, according to research organisation BloombergNEF.
Cirata’s initial capacity is larger than currently operating sites in Southeast Asia, though bigger facilities are currently in development in nations including Malaysia and Vietnam, BNEF data show.
It is also smaller than existing floating solar plants elsewhere, including in China’s Anhui province.
Elsewhere in Indonesia, Sunseap Group has proposed a 2.2 gigawatt plant on a reservoir on Batam Island near Singapore, while Reposttren Holdings is planning a 2GW facility in West Java.


Accelerating the energy transition has been a priority for the president, with Indonesia aiming for net zero emissions by 2060.
There are about 248 reservoirs in the country that could be used to develop floating solar power plants, translating to as much as 262GW of generation capacity, according to government estimates.
There are plans to expand the Cirata plant, operated by state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara and Masdar, owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, to 500 megawatts, which would be the maximum allowed under the 20 per cent rule.


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In green push, Indonesia builds floating solar plants on its reservoir

President Joko Widodo (middle) attends the inauguration ceremony of the Cirata Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant. Accelerating the energy transition has been a priority for the president, with Indonesia aiming for net zero emissions by 2060. Photo: Bloomberg

The booster station and floating array of the Cirata floating solar plant. Photo: Xinhua

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A security guard stands at Larona hydroelectric plant in Sorowako, Indonesia, in September. Photo: AP

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on October 18. Photo: TNS

Indonesia can be ‘big bridge’ between East and West in renewable energy push, says business magnate Anindya Bakrie

Anindya Novyan Bakrie, Chief Executive Officer, Bakrie & Brothers; Chair of Supervisory Board at Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN); Chairman of APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Indonesia, speaks at SCMP’s Hong Kong-Asean Summit 2023, at Conrad Hotel in Admiralty.   09OCT23     SCMP / May Tse

Anindya Novyan Bakrie, CEO of Bakrie & Brothers speaks at SCMP’s Hong Kong-Asean Summit 2023. Bakrie, whose company has supplied some 52 electric public buses to Jakarta, believed that the business community should take the lead in Southeast Asia’s decarbonisation efforts. Photo: SCMP/May Tse

Anindya Novyan Bakrie, CEO of Bakrie & Brothers, speaks at SCMP’s Hong Kong-Asean Summit 2023. His company has made the pivot to renewable energy. Photo: May Tse

A floating solar-power plant and hydropower facility is seen at Cirata Reservoir in Indonesia’s Cianjur regency. Photo: dpa

Hong Kong’s robust stock exchange offers cooperation opportunities for Southeast Asia, according to Indonesian businessman Anindya Novyan Bakrie. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

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The Babelan coal-fired plant in Bekasi. Most of the round-the-clock electricity that data centres in Indonesia require comes from coal-fired plants. Photo: Bloomberg

In 2020, Singapore’s more than 70 data centre facilities were found to account for 7 per cent of total energy consumption in the city state. Photo: Reuters

Haze blankets the main business district in Jakarta last month, when it was named the most polluted city in the world. Photo: AP

An IT specialist walks past servers. Most data centres in Indonesia are reliant on PLN, the state-owned electricity firm, unless they build their own power plants or install solar panels. Photo: Shutterstock

As talks with Indonesia stall, Singapore seeks other green energy sources: ‘the clock is ticking’

An employee inspects Keppel rooftop solar panels in Singapore. Singapore aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, but its small size and location present challenges for domestic production of renewable energy. Photo: Reuters

Workers make solar panels in Singapore. Renewable sources account for less than 5 per cent of the city state’s power mix. Photo: AFP

A woman uses her mobile phone to take a video in Jakarta. Indonesia banned exports of renewable energy last year to preserve green power for its domestic industries. Photo: AP

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Accelerating the energy transition has been a priority for President Joko Widodo, with Indonesia aiming for net zero emissions by 2060
Floating solar is becoming more popular as a clean energy solution for countries with a lack of land, or where onshore developments face opposition


Floating solar is becoming more popular as a clean energy solution for countries with a lack of land, or where onshore developments face opposition.


In green push, Indonesia builds floating solar plants on its reservoir

Accelerating the energy transition has been a priority for President Joko Widodo, with Indonesia aiming for net zero emissions by 2060 Floating solar is becoming more popular as a clean energy solution for countries with a lack of land, or where onshore developments face opposition

Accelerating the energy transition has been a priority for President Joko Widodo, with Indonesia aiming for net zero emissions by 2060

Floating solar is becoming more popular as a clean energy solution for countries with a lack of land, or where onshore developments face opposition