Indonesia: National Electricity Day - Tapping renewable potential

Indonesia: National Electricity Day - Tapping renewable potential

Indonesia is very rich in renewable resources, including solar and wind
power, hydropower, geothermal and bioenergy and biomass. All are relatively
easy and promising to be tapped for generating power plants.

State-owned electricity company PLN has envisioned in its road map of power
plant development called Business Plan for Power Provision (RUPTL) for the
period of 2015-2019 to build a part of its power plant projects based on the
renewable energy resources. It is in line with the government's target of
realizing 23 percent of its energy mix from renewable resources in 2025.

Perhaps the most promising ones are the solar power plant (PLTS) and the
wind power plants. Both can be developed independently without reliance on
power grids in remote areas. Both can also be combined to complement each
other to deal with weather conditions in certain areas across the country.

Due to its development of technology, the PLTS has become more effective and
efficient as a renewable source of power. In terms of regulation, the Energy
and Mineral Resources Ministry will soon issue Ministerial Regulation No.
19/2016 on the purchase of power from PLTS by PLN.

On the sidelines of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's foreign visit to Europe
several months ago, PLN signed the Framework Agreement with Savills of the
UK and NV VOGT Singapore Pte Ltd. on cooperation to build several PLTS in
several areas of eastern Indonesia with a total capacity of 150 MW.

In terms of geothermal potential, Indonesia has the third-largest potential
in the world after the US and the Philippines with a total reserve of 29,994
MW. But of the total, only around 4 percent has been utilized until now.

PLN is now seeking to increase its geothermal power plants with a number of
acquisition plans, including the planned acquisition of Pertamina Geothermal
Energy (PGE) and two geothermal projects owned by Chevron.

PLN has generated 4,200 MW from hydropower plants and planned to add another
2,000 MW from hydropower plants until the year 2019.

In developing biomass and bioenergy, PLN has completed several biodiesel and
biomass projects by using trees and other plants or city waste, palm oil
waste and other agricultural wastes. With the right policy designed by the
government, bioenergy and biomass can be expected to significantly support
power generation in Indonesia.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com