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The synergy of both State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) was signed by the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of joint venture to build an integrated solar PV plant between Pertamina and LEN in Jakarta today. The cooperation hopefully could increase the growth of solar power plant utilization in the country that only reached approximately 17 MWp (megawatt peak) or 0, 05% of the total existing power plants.
Solar PV is the right solution to increase national electrification, especially to reach islands in Indonesia that are not connected to electricity network and natural contour making difficult to deliver fuels for generators/genset. Besides, the market potency of solar PV in domestic is also quite high, both for street lightning, airport lightning, infrastructure, housings and offices, and also for BUMN and private sectors’ CSR.
“The Government through Presidential Decree Number 5/2006 promoted 0, 2-0, 3% in national energy mix by 2025 are coming from solar power or equivalent to 1.000 MWP. This means that it needs 65 MWp more per year. Based on the vision, Pertamina gives more concern to the acceleration of integrated solar PV industry development, in this case is by cooperating with LEN Industri,” said the President Director of Pertamina, Karen Agustiawan.
Through the cooperation of both companies, the business chain of national solar PV industry will be completed from upstream to downstream. Currently, the national solar PV industry is only producing module and system. Meanwhile solar cell, which is the main component, is still imported with a quite expensive price.
“The existence of solar PV industry could increase the renewable energy utilization and the autonomy of national solar energy industry, the technology capability, new job opportunities, and trigger economic growth,” said Karen. (AK)
