Jakarta : State-run electricity company PT PLN’s East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is planning to install 100 units of electric vehicle charging station (SPKLU) to support the 2023 ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai District, NTT Province, Indonesia. “PLN provides 100 SPKLU units to serve 275 electric cars to transport the delegates, as well as […]
Polish Auctions Award Contracts For 2.5 GW of Solar And Wind
Roughly 2.2 GW of new solar capacity and about 0.3 GW of wind are expected to be built in Poland as a result of the auctions held in May and June, the Energy Regulatory Office, or URE, announced on Friday. Only three of the eight auctions were concluded because there were not enough bids in […]
Winds of Change Lift Indonesian Renewables
The Covid-19 pandemic has crushed Indonesia’s power sector. The economic slowdown depressed electricity demand by 15 per cent in 2020. Due to travel restrictions, construction has stalled on many Indonesian power projects that rely on imported labor. And the government recently reallocated a quarter of its infrastructure budget to finance its pandemic response, applying additional […]
PLN Sets Up Electric Vehicle Charging Points in Bangka Belitung
Electrifying Lifestyle is a modern and environmentally friendly lifestyle campaign that emphasizes the use of electricity-based instruments, such as electric motor vehicles and electric stoves, that we are socializing today. Jakarta (ANTARA): State-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has installed 82 electric vehicle charging stations in Bangka Belitung province to support the green […]
Corporate Green Bond for Financing Green Energy Projects in Indonesia
With the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016, Indonesia is committed to reducing its 29% carbon emission by 2050. The other duty is to meet its ambitious target of 23% new renewable energy by 2025. However, the most significant contributor to carbon emission in Indonesia is the energy sector. Hence, the development of green […]
South Korean power company eyes $650m renewable energy project in Indonesia
A South Korean power producer is looking to finance a hydropower plant project in Central Java that would be the coal buyer’s first renewable energy deal with Indonesia. Korea Southern Power (KOSPO) is currently reviewing a feasibility study to develop the 230-megawatt (MW) Maung hydropower plant in Banjarnegara, Central Java, with Indonesian state-owned construction firm […]
PLN to increase renewable energy-based power plant capacity in 2020
Jakarta: State-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has outlined a target to step up the capacity of renewable energy-based power plant by 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2020. “Renewable energy (power plant) capacity in 2020 will be increased by 1.5 GW to ensure its reliability,” Deputy President Director of PLN Darmawan Prasojo stated here […]
Masdar and PLN enter partnership to develop first floating solar power plant in Indonesia
Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), the state electricity company in Indonesia, for the first floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the country. Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Chairman of Masdar, and Zulkifli Zaini, […]
Masdar and State Electricity Company Plan to Build the Biggest Solar-Powered Power Plant in South East Asia
JAKARTA: New renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Masdar, will cooperate with PT Pembangkit Jawa Bali Investasi (PJBI), the grandson of business of PT PLN, to build the floating Solar-Powered Power Plant in the Cirata Reservoir, West Java, which claimed to be the biggest in South East Asia. The […]
Solar power plants established on three small islands in East Nusa Tenggara
State-owned electricity company PLN has established three solar power plants in Alor regency, East Nusa Tenggara, as part of the company’s commitment to boosting renewable energy in the country while providing basic infrastructure for frontier, outermost and least developed regions. The plants have a combined capacity of 640 kilowatt peak (KWp) or less than 1 […]