Construction starts on 145MW Indonesia floating PV

• Project is being installed on the Cirata storage tank in West Java as well as is due online in late 2022

Masdar and Indonesia's state-owned power company PT PLN have reached financial close and also started building of a 145MW floating solar project.

Funding for the Cirata floating solar project, Indonesia's first plant of its kind, was arranged with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Societe Generale, as well as Standard Chartered Bank.

The plant is being created by PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Masdar Solar Energi (PMSE), a joint endeavor in between Masdar as well as PT PLN subsidiary PT PJBI.

It is anticipated to start commercial procedure in the fourth quarter of 2022.

"The Ministry of Financial investment totally sustains the financial investment realization of the Cirata Floating Solar Project by PT PJBI and Masdar.

"This is a flagship project of the UAE's investment in Indonesia, and most notably, it is in line with the Indonesian Government target in renewable energy mix of 23% by 2025," said Bahlil Lahadalia, Preacher of Financial Investment for the Republic of Indonesia as well as chairman of the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board.

The plant, set to be the biggest of its kind in south-east Asia as well as one of the biggest on the planet, is being built on the Cirata storage tank in the West Java Province.

The project will certainly contribute to the creation of as much as 800 work.

Throughout the advancement of the project, Masdar has actually conducted a collection of social efforts, increasing understanding on sustainability issues and also enhancing neighborhood community involvement.

"This floating power project is an initial for Indonesia and is likewise a significant step in PJBI's renewable energy journey," stated Amir Faisal, president director of PJBI.

"We see incredible capacity for similar projects in Indonesia and also we anticipate proceeding our fruitful cooperation with Masdar to work on even more renewable resource projects as well as assist our country accomplish its tidy energy purposes," he included.