Indonesia's initial PPA for huge range solar

Mar 5, 2020 12:42 PM ET
  • Coal manufacturer SESM is intending a 10 MW off-grid crossbreed solar plant in South Sumatra. A hand oil manufacturer will certainly get the solar electrical power produced under a 20-year power acquisition contract.
Indonesia's initial PPA for huge range solar
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With that said tweet, Indonesian mining, trading, and also power business PT Sumber Energi Sukses Makmur (SESM) introduced prepare for a 10.5 MW crossbreed solar plant in South Sumatra which will certainly offer power to hand oil company PT Golden Blossom Sumatra.

According to The Jakarta Post paper, the plant will solely power PT Golden Blossom under a 20-year power supply bargain. Building and construction of the center is anticipated to start in July with conclusion slated for March 2022. The paper did not define what words "crossbreed" described in the project yet the prepared off-grid place makes it most likely to be a solar-plus-storage center.

According to current information released by Indonesian thinktank the Institute for Essential Services Reform-- based upon solar source mapping by the Re Explore geospatial software application established by the U.S.' National Renewable Energy Laboratory-- the country has the technological capacity to release as much as 655 GWp of roof PV ability. Indonesia had about 60 MW of solar generation capability at the end of 2018, according to International Renewable Energy Agency numbers.


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