Indonesia launches rural PV plant program

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The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced that the government is developing a roadmap for the construction of large-scale village photovoltaic power plants (PLTS), with a target of installing 1.5 megawatts (MW) capacity of solar power generation facilities in each village or community.The program aims to promote a clean energy transition. If fully implemented in more than 70,000 villages in Indonesia, the total installed capacity is expected to reach 80 GW.

The minister said the government is looking intotariff mechanismFor reference, some projects in India are as low as3 cents/kWhcosts (including state subsidies) and will seek the most economically efficient option. He admits that achieving that goal will requireAttracting foreign participationreasonThe country's annual production capacity of photovoltaic panels is only about 5 GWThe

The government plans to makeForeign vs. local and state-owned enterprises(including National Electricity Company PLN)cooperation to advance the project. This willSignificantly increasing the proportion of renewable energy in Indonesiaat the same timeSolving the problem of power supply in remote areasThe Government

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