Indonesia plans to build a 100 GW solar power plant in cooperation with Chinese companies. This collaboration was advanced during the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources' working visit to China, where he recently held bilateral talks with Chinese solar panel company Trina Solar. Indonesia's solar energy potential reaches 3,294 GW peak, but as of December 2024, only about 912 MW had been utilized. The government hopes to optimize clean energy power supply planning through cooperation, achieving energy sustainability and self-sufficiency.
The cooperation focuses on PT Trina Mas Agra Indonesia TMAI, a joint venture between Trina Solar and a local Indonesian partner, located in the Kendal Special Economic Zone in Central Java. Established in 2023, TMAI is Indonesia's first Tier 1 integrated factory, specializing in the production of solar cells and modules with an initial annual capacity of 1 GWp, with plans to expand to 3 GW within the next 2–3 years, adopting efficient i-TOPCon N-type technology.
This cooperation can reduce Indonesia's dependence on imports of energy industrial components, accelerate downstream industrial development, and build a domestic solar energy ecosystem and supply chain, including the production of wafers and ingots (materials commonly used in semiconductor and polysilicon smelting). It supports President Prabowo's plan to build a 100 GW solar power plant, including rural solar power plant projects promoted through village cooperative models. Through investment and technology transfer from global manufacturers, the goal is to accelerate target achievement and expand cooperation to the application of the latest technologies, integrated energy solutions (covering R&D, manufacturing, project development, IoT systems, and energy storage systems, etc.).
Indonesia plans to build a 100 GW solar power plant in cooperation with Chinese companies. This collaboration was advanced during the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources' working visit to China, where he recently held bilateral talks with Chinese solar panel company Trina Solar. Indonesia's solar energy potential reaches 3,294 GW peak, but as of December 2024, only about 912 MW had been utilized. The government hopes to optimize clean energy power supply planning through cooperation, achieving energy sustainability and self-sufficiency.
The cooperation focuses on PT Trina Mas Agra Indonesia TMAI, a joint venture between Trina Solar and a local Indonesian partner, located in the Kendal Special Economic Zone in Central Java. Established in 2023, TMAI is Indonesia's first Tier 1 integrated factory, specializing in the production of solar cells and modules with an initial annual capacity of 1 GWp, with plans to expand to 3 GW within the next 2–3 years, adopting efficient i-TOPCon N-type technology.
This cooperation can reduce Indonesia's dependence on imports of energy industrial components, accelerate downstream industrial development, and build a domestic solar energy ecosystem and supply chain, including the production of wafers and ingots (materials commonly used in semiconductor and polysilicon smelting). It supports President Prabowo's plan to build a 100 GW solar power plant, including rural solar power plant projects promoted through village cooperative models. Through investment and technology transfer from global manufacturers, the goal is to accelerate target achievement and expand cooperation to the application of the latest technologies, integrated energy solutions (covering R&D, manufacturing, project development, IoT systems, and energy storage systems, etc.).