Indonesia on course to become major solar power exporter

Signatories to a cross-border pilot project for clean power export from Indonesia to Singapore pose for a photograph at the signing ceremony in Singapore on Oct 25, 2021. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, Oct 31 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Experts interpret recently announced solar power projects as harbingers of an export-focused strategy in which local and international companies look to sell clean power from Indonesia to neighboring countries.

Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) executive director Fabby Tumiwa said solar power exports would be largely driven by Singapore’s plan to diversify its electricity supply with a focus on new and renewable energy (NRE) sources.