Indonesia 2025 solar with energy storage

Will Indonesia deploy 100 GW of solar?

The Indonesian government has revealed a new initiative aiming to deploy 100 GW of solar. The distributed solar for energy self-sufficiency program encompasses 80 GW of solar that will be deployed as 1 MW solar arrays with 4 MWh of accompanying battery energy storage systems (BESS).

What is Indonesia's Solar Energy Outlook 2025?

The Indonesia Solar Energy Outlook (ISEO) 2025 report highlights that solar energy growth in Indonesia has been slow compared to the targets outlined in PLN's National Energy General Plan and Electricity Supply Business Plan, with a total installed capacity of 718 MW as of August 2024.

Will Indonesia achieve 77 GW of solar PV capacity by 2030?

IESR Executive Director Fabby Tumiwa explained that Indonesia needs to achieve 77 GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, equivalent to 9-15 GW per year between 2024 and 2030, in order to align with the global target of tripling renewable capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C, as per the Paris Agreement.

What is Indonesia's solar energy plan?

This initiative comes two months after the Indonesian government ratified a plan to add 42.6GW of renewable energy capacity and 10.3GW of energy storage by 2034. The plan aims to support the country's state-owned electricity company, for which solar PV will make up the bulk of the renewables, with 17.1GW.