Germany offers technology and investment cooperation for Indonesia’s renewables
Ambassador Ralf Beste cited German-supplied measurement systems at West Java’s Cirata floating solar plant as an example of existing cooperation.
Germany is ready to increase renewable energy investment in Indonesia and provide technical expertise to support its transition to cleaner electricity, German Ambassador Ralf Beste told ANTARA in Jakarta.
Beste said German engineering and manufacturing businesses, including Voigt and Siemens, were willing to exchange knowledge and participate in joint ventures to develop additional renewable power plants in Indonesia. Cooperation could include equipment supply, technical knowledge and jointly developed projects.
He pointed to the Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant in West Java, where German companies provided measurement systems used to anticipate electricity demand and adjust generation to consumption. Such systems help match power production with where and when electricity is needed, he said.
German firms also have expertise in wind turbines, solar facilities and measurement technology designed to improve the efficiency of electricity generation and distribution, according to the ambassador.
Beste said renewables, particularly wind and solar, account for more than 50 per cent of Germany’s electricity generation. He described the transition as challenging for an industrialised country, while saying Germany was progressing towards its 2045 carbon-neutrality target.
