• Indonesia Begins Work on Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Plant

Indonesia Begins Work on Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Plant

  • Aug 26, 2021
  • Hits: 82
Jakarta, Aug 3rd (Reuters) - Indonesia will begin work on a 145MW floating solar power project, the largest in Southeast Asia, after state power utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) and Masdar of United Arab Emirates agreed on financing for the project.
 
Indonesia aims to have 23% of its energy from renewable energy by 2025 and the government has said the country will try to reach net-zero emissions by 2060 by moving away from coal.

This Cirata floating photovoltaic power plant is expected to be the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia and is scheduled to begin commercial operation in November 2022.

Comparing to onshore installations, floating solar plants can, in the right conditions, generate up to 10% more power than a comparable land-based array. Because the cooling effect of the water ensures solar modules do not operate at a higher than optimal temperature, thereby ensuring peak power output is more easily achieved.
 
Floating solar technologies make use of unoccupied bodies of water, such as lakes or artificial basins, to locate and produce solar power. Proponents of the technology say that it could significantly scale up the use of renewable power, particularly in countries or areas with large populations and limited spare land, such as in many Asian nations. There will be more and more floating PV projects globally.




 

Next: Navarra of Spain May Host A 160-MW Floating Solar Plant

Previous: A Free off Grid Floating Solar System

News