Indonesian solar panel manufacturers brush off potential US tariffs


FILE PHOTO: Technicians and residents work together to install solar photovoltaic panels in Naisau village, East Nusa Tenggara, in January 2024. The domestic market could absorb locally made solar panels, as long as the government supported it. - Solar Chapter Foundation via The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: Solar panel manufacturers in Indonesia are not overly concerned that their United States counterparts have filed trade petitions with Washington that might result in new tariffs, provided that Jakarta pushes for greater domestic adoption of solar photovoltaic systems.

Beny Sulaiman, business development and commercial director at PT Jembo Energindo, told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday (July 30) that “the concerns in Indonesia are relatively small” since the domestic market could absorb locally made solar panels, as long as the government supported this.

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