A number of Indonesian energy companies are now planning to build a Solar Power Plant (PLTS), apart from contributing to encouraging new renewable energy (EBT) in the country, this is also an opportunity for companies to be able to export their electricity to Singapore. This is because the Government of Singapore has submitted a request for electricity from Indonesia. Singapore said that electricity that can be imported from Indonesia must come from new renewable energy sources, one of which is solar power plants. Not only are they planning to build PLTS, but a number of these Indonesian companies are even preparing to build a solar panel industry in the country. This is in accordance with the instructions of the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. Luhut said that Indonesian companies could export electricity to Singapore, as long as the domestic solar panel industry was built first.
“Regarding them (Singapore), there is a solar panel export from Indonesia, and Singapore. But we don’t want to be like that, we want to end to end. We must build a diesel panel here for the industry, then the battery, and so on. Then we export it to Singapore, so it’s win-win, “he said, quoted on Thursday (03/16/2023).
As a follow-up to the Coordinating Minister for Luhut’s order, a number of Indonesian energy companies agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of new, renewable energy (EBT), and the supply chain for solar panels or Solar Photovoltaic (PV) and Battery Energy Storage Systems ( SPEB) in Indonesia. The signing of this MoU also involved several PV and battery manufacturers (Original Equipment Manufacturer/OEM).
The Indonesian energy companies that signed the MoU include PT Adaro Clean Energy Indonesia (Adaro Green), PT Medco Power Indonesia (Medco Power), and PT Energi Baru TBS (New Energi). The three Indonesian energy companies also signed an MoU with PV and Battery Manufacturing manufacturers (OEMs) from home and abroad, including PT Utomo Juragan Road Surya Indonesia, Longi Solar Technology Co. Ltd., Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd., PT Huawei Tech Investment, and Rect Battero Energy Co. Ltd.
This cooperation is part of the company’s commitment to support the government in achieving the Net Zero Emission target through the acceleration of the development of the National Solar Panel Industry for the development of EBT in Indonesia.
Previously, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, in the Joint Press Statement with President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in Jakarta on Thursday (03/16/2023), conveyed the issue of sustainability, where there was a lot of potential in the green economy sector. Thus, Indonesia and Singapore signed a collaboration on renewable energy. It will also strengthen energy infrastructure, energy transitions, and energy security for Singapore, including supporting regional initiatives such as ASEAN electricity networks.
March 17, 2023, CNBC Indonesia
(https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20230317121023-4-422553/dikawal-luhut-perusahaan-ri-siap-ekspor-listrik-ke-singapura)