SEI Participates in Declaring Gigawatt Order of Solar Energy in Indonesia in ISS 2022

(Jakarta, 19/4/22) In order to mobilize the potential for solar energy investment in Indonesia and accelerate the use of PLTS to achieve the National Energy Policy (KEN) target, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources together with the Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) held the Indonesia Solar Summit (ISS) 2022 which took place at Pullman Jakarta Indonesia Thamrin CBD. The event, which aims to open the solar energy market, was attended by various parties, including PT SEI as a pioneering company in the solar energy sector.

At the event, various stakeholders in the solar energy sector made a declaration of commitment to developing solar energy involving the Central Government, Regional Governments, developers, investors, up to end users or business actors such as Commercial & Industry. The declaration was marked by the signing of a commitment on a solar module which is a symbol of the solar energy industry.

PT SEI together with 31 other companies have declared themselves to build PLTS with a total capacity of 2.3 GW in 2022 and 2023 which includes rooftop PLTS (the largest percentage), above-ground PLTS, and floating PLTS. In addition, there is also a plan to build a supporting component factory for PLTS in Indonesia. With this commitment, it will certainly provide a breath of fresh air for solar energy investment in Indonesia.

Before the peak event in the form of a declaration was carried out, there was a series of ISS events that had been held. Starting from the G20 workshop, the development of PLTS in Indonesia and the World, to discussion forums. All companies participated in this activity with the aim of actively contributing to Indonesia's energy independence, especially the use of solar power as part of New Renewable Energy (EBT).

Solar Energy Potential in Indonesia

As is known, the potential for solar energy in the country is not trivial, reaching 207.8 Giga Watts (GW). However, until the end of 2021, the installed capacity of the Indonesian PLTS has only reached 200.1 Mega Watts (MW).

Secretary General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Ego Syahrial at the ISS 2022 event said that solar energy will play an important role in providing national electricity, especially in Indonesia's energy transition roadmap to achieve Net Zero Emission (NZE) by 2060. The reason is, of the 587 Giga Watts (GW) of new renewable energy (EBT) generating capacity targeted to operate in 2060, 361 GW or more than 60% is planned to come from solar energy.

Ego explained that the government has at least three major programs for utilizing solar energy, namely rooftop solar power plants, large-scale ground-mounted solar power plants, and floating solar power plants.

"The implementation of these various programs requires contributions from many parties, not only the government, business area holders, and renewable energy developers, but also energy users, such as the commercial and industrial sectors," said Ego at the 2022 Indonesia Solar Summit, Tuesday (19/4/2022).

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