By Regarding low-carbon net electricity export to Singapore, we require the factory establishment in Indonesia. The solar panel batteries must be produced in Indonesia.
Jakarta (ANTARA) – To export low-carbon electricity to Singapore, Indonesia will need to construct a factory for manufacturing solar panel batteries that meet the 60-percent domestic content level (TKDN) requirement, a government official said.
Deputy for Coordinating Infrastructure and Transportation at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment Rachmat Kaimuddin made the statement at the Indonesia Sustainability Forum in Jakarta on Friday.
“Regarding low-carbon net electricity export to Singapore, we require the factory establishment in Indonesia. The solar panel batteries must be produced in Indonesia,” he said.
The solar panels must meet the 60-percent domestic content level (TKDN) requirement, he added. This means that the factory must be established in Indonesia.
“The factory can be built either in Batam or Java or any other region. We hope it can be a pilot project for this industry in Indonesia. The first one actually aims to support demand from Singapore,” he said.
Furthermore, he informed that the development of the solar cell and battery industry will be further enhanced in Indonesia by state-owned electricity company PT PLN, which intends to revive the use of solar panels in Indonesia.
Kaimuddin said Indonesia and Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the export of two gigawatts of clean, low-carbon electricity.
The cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore is in the form of a framework for supporting commercial projects to develop cross-border carbon energy and electricity trade as well as interconnection between the two countries.
The Indonesian companies that will be involved in the export of low-carbon electricity are the Pacific Medco Solar Energy consortium, PT Adaro Clean Energy Indonesia, and PT Energi Baru TBS.
Meanwhile, the Singaporean companies are Seraphim Solar System, Long Solar Technology, IDN Solar, Sungrow, and PT Huawei Tech Investment.
Collectively, the companies plan to install around 11 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity and 21 gigawatts of battery energy storage in Indonesia, Kaimuddin disclosed.
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