Indonesia: PLN Mulls Using Renewable Energy Sources for Power Plants

Indonesia: PLN Mulls Using Renewable Energy Sources for Power Plants

Indonesian state-owned electricity company PLN is set to use more renewable
energy sources for its power plants. "Our goal is to use 23 percent of
renewable energy source by 2025," said Sri Rahardjo, Director of Coal
Entrepreneur Development at the Mineral and Coal Directorate General on
Wednesday, August 30.

The company's new and renewable energy head of division Tohari Hadiat said
that PLN will construct a solar powered power plant that will have the
capacity of 45 megawatts which will be built in Lombok, Gorontalo, and
Minahasa. In early August, PLN had signed a power purchase contract with 53
renewable energy development companies. The total capacity of the deal
reaches up to 350 megawatts that will be spread across Sumatra, Java,
Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara. The plants will consist of solar power plants
(PLTS), micro hydro power plants (PLTMH), and biomass fueled power plant
(PLTBm). The company's attempts are in accordance to the state project of
building 35,000 megawatt-worth power plants in Indonesia.

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-Energy-Sources-for-Power-Plants

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