The Indonesian government is tendering as many as 80 projects related tothe development of solar power plants in an attempt to boost thecountry’s renewable energy supplies.
The projects, with anaverage investment of 2.2 million USD each, will have a combinedcapacity of up to 140 MW, according to Rida Mulyana, director general ofEnergy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s renewable energy department.
The ministry is expected to announce the winning bidders of the projects by December.
Thesolar plants’ construction will take about six months, he said, addingthat most will be located in eastern Indonesian sites, such as in Papua,West Papua, Maluku, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara. Most of the powerplants will have a 1 MW capacity while the biggest project will belocated in Jayapura, Papua, with a 6 MW capacity.
Earlier thisyear, the government inaugurated the largest capacity solar power plantin Karangasem, Bali. The plant has a 1 MW capacity and cost 26billion Rp in investment.
Indonesia has put aside 400 billion Rp (35.2 million USD) on the development of solar power plants this year.
Energyand Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik said despite abundantpotential in renewable energy, the country remains heavily dependent onthe fossil fuel for its electricity supply.
Currently, fossilfuel is still the largest input material of Indonesia’s energysector. About 46 percent of the country’s annual power output comes fromthermo power plants, while 25 percent is from gas, 17 percent from oil,7 percent from hydropower plants and just 5 percent from geothermalenergy.-VNA
The projects, with anaverage investment of 2.2 million USD each, will have a combinedcapacity of up to 140 MW, according to Rida Mulyana, director general ofEnergy and Mineral Resources Ministry’s renewable energy department.
The ministry is expected to announce the winning bidders of the projects by December.
Thesolar plants’ construction will take about six months, he said, addingthat most will be located in eastern Indonesian sites, such as in Papua,West Papua, Maluku, Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara. Most of the powerplants will have a 1 MW capacity while the biggest project will belocated in Jayapura, Papua, with a 6 MW capacity.
Earlier thisyear, the government inaugurated the largest capacity solar power plantin Karangasem, Bali. The plant has a 1 MW capacity and cost 26billion Rp in investment.
Indonesia has put aside 400 billion Rp (35.2 million USD) on the development of solar power plants this year.
Energyand Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik said despite abundantpotential in renewable energy, the country remains heavily dependent onthe fossil fuel for its electricity supply.
Currently, fossilfuel is still the largest input material of Indonesia’s energysector. About 46 percent of the country’s annual power output comes fromthermo power plants, while 25 percent is from gas, 17 percent from oil,7 percent from hydropower plants and just 5 percent from geothermalenergy.-VNA
