Indonesia's PLN to add 200 MW of solar to replace diesel generators

• Indonesian state-owned utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) intends to install 200 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity as it tries to change diesel power generators and lower its carbon footprint.

The company plans to invest USD 700 million (EUR 651m) on the project, it claimed on Saturday, quoted by Reuters. Its director Evy Haryadi has told the news agency that the initiative will certainly be the first phase of a long-lasting strategy to locate a replacement for 1 GW of diesel power plants.

Details about the suggested solar projects and their anticipated appointing were not available.

PLN has actually set a goal of accomplishing internet zero carbon emissions by 2060. The plan is underpinned by a target of deploying 4.68 GW of solar PV in between 2021 as well as 2030.

The Jakarta-based utility's supreme goal is to increase its renewable resource fleet from 7.9 GW at the end of 2020 to 18.5 GW in 2025 and also 28.8 GW in 2030.