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Indonesia's state utility PLN has begun building a 92 MW-peak floating solar power plant on the Saguling reservoir in West Java, around 180 km from Jakarta, as part of its renewable energy expansion. Scheduled to start operations in November 2026, the plant will generate more than 130 GWh of electricity annually and cut carbon emissions by 104,000 tons. It forms part of Indonesia's broader plan to add 42.6 GW of renewable energy by 2034, with 17.1 GW coming from solar. PLN CEO Darmawan Prasodjo called the project a milestone in Indonesia's clean energy shift. Investment details were not disclosed.
Indonesia's state utility firm Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has started constructing a 92-megawatt-peak floating solar power plant in the West Java province as part of the country's renewable energy drive, it said on Friday. Advertisement
Indonesia plans to add 42.6 gigawatts of renewable energy, almost 61% of the additional power it plans to raise, to its grid by 2034. Solar power's contribution is expected to be 17.1 GW of the additional capacity.
The upcoming PLN plant on the Saguling reservoir, about 180 kilometres from the capital Jakarta, aims to begin commercial operations in November 2026.
The plant will generate more than 130 gigawatt-hour of electricity every year, PLN said, adding it could reduce carbon emissions by 104,000 tons.
"The Saguling floating plant will be an important marker of Indonesia's clean energy transformation," PLN chief executive Darmawan Prasodjo said in a statement.
It is unclear how much PLN will invest in the plant.
The Saguling plant follows the 1.7 trillion rupiah ($108.70 million) project in West Java that was developed by PLN's Nusantara Power unit, and United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar, a unit of Mubadala Investment Company.
Source: Reuters
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