Indonesia plans to build solar power plants with Chinese firms

Indonesia plans to cooperate with Chinese companies to build 100 gigawatts of solar power plants, and the related cooperation has advanced during the working visit of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to China, who recently held bilateral talks with Chinese solar panel company Trina Solar.Indonesia's solar energy potential reaches a peak of 3,294 GW, but as of December 2024, only about 912 MW has been utilized. The Government hopes to optimize the planning of clean energy power supply through cooperation to achieve energy sustainability and self-sufficiency.
The collaboration focuses on PT Trina Mas Agra Indonesia TMAI, a joint venture between Trina Solar and a local Indonesian partner located in the Kendall Special Economic Zone in Central Java.TMAI was established in 2023 and is theIndonesia's first Tier 1 integrated factoryThe company specializes in solar cell and module production with an initial annual capacity of 1GWp and plans to expand to 3GW in the next 2-3 years, using theEfficient i-TOPCon N-Type TechnologyThe