Work on Indonesia-Singapore floating solar farm in Batam to start next year


The project is mutually beneficial, with Singapore looking to switch to renewable energy while Indonesia benefits from foreign investment. - PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: ST FILE

JAKARTA: Indonesia and Singapore will begin the joint development of a floating solar farm in Batam in 2024 with a goal of generating around two gigawatts of electricity that will be transported to the Republic via undersea cables.

Should the timeline proceed on schedule, Batam will be the first location in Indonesia to have a major commercial photovoltaic (PV) plant operating on a large scale.

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