Indonesia Launching Tender For 150 MW Of Solar Photovoltaics

April 1st, 2013 by James Ayre

Reposted from Solar Love:

Indonesia is about to launch a tender for 150 MW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) energy. The tender is expected to be issued next month, leading to the installation of at least 150 MW of new PV plants in the sun-drenched country. The tender will last for two months.

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Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) is also planning a substantial new feed-in tariff (FiT). The new FiT will reportedly be up to $0.25 per kWh, and they will be applicable for 20 years.

Indonesia’s renewable energy growth is coming along at a decent pace. Just last year the country announced its goal of adding 4,000 to 5,000 MW of new geothermal energy capacity by 2015, and its eventual goal of 10,000 MW of geothermal capacity by 2025.

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James Ayre 's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where he also briefly considered entering the coal mining business. He currently writes for a living, on a broad variety of subjects, ranging from science, to politics, to military history, to renewable energy. You can follow his work on Google+.

James Wimberley

Indonesia also has a substantial off-grid solar market and greater potential. One wonders how inaccurate the statistics on off-grid in such countries – the next frontier for solar – places really are. Who’s got an incentive to report on an installation?
http://www.facebook.com/dewi.thompson.9 Dewi Thompson

Let’s hope this one goes better than the last Indonesian govt’s large solar project tender. The last one was manipulated by the Democratic party members causing millions of USD losses for the State. Corruption in the current govt. is rampant here.