Sunseap announces 2.2 GW floating PV project at Indonesian water reservoir

Source: PV Magazine Date: 21 July 2021  Singaporean solar developer Sunseap has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Batam Indonesia Free Zone Authority (BP Batam) – which is the public authority responsible for the management, development, and construction on the island of Batam in In...

Indonesia says no new coal plants from 2023 (after the next 100 or so)

Source: Mongabay Date: 12 May 2021 Indonesia plans to stop building new coal-fired plants after 2023, with additional electrical capacity to be generated only from new and renewable sources.Development experts and the private sector have welcomed the plan, but some say it's not ambitious enough sinc...

S. Korea, UN launch $18 m solar project in remote parts of Indonesia, Timor-Leste

Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 11 September 2020  The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has launched a US$18 million project to provide access to solar power and clean water in remote parts of Indonesia and ...

Why solar energy can help Indonesia attain 100% green electricity by 2050

​Source: The ConversationDate: 22 April 2020 ​Indonesia is a tropical country with year-round sunshine. My research on how Indonesia can generate electricity entirely from renewable energy has calculated the country has the potential to generate about 640,000 Terrawatt-hours (TWh) per year from sola...