Indonesian and Chinese firms explore 90 MWp solar project in Sulawesi
The proposed development would also include 40 MWh of battery storage to supply industrial electricity needs in Central Sulawesi.
Indonesia’s PT Daya Bumi Energi Indonesia, known as Dayabumi Energi, is working with China’s GEM Co., Ltd. to explore a solar development serving industrial facilities in Central Sulawesi. Xinhua reported that the cooperation covers a 90 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar plant and a 40 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage system.
Two memorandums of understanding underpin the cooperation: one between Dayabumi Energi and International Green Industrial Park (IGIP), and another between Dayabumi Energi and PT QMB New Energy Materials Indonesia.
GEM Group chairman Prof. Xu Kaihua said the partnership aimed to expand renewable energy use for industrial electricity needs and support a shift towards lower-carbon industry. He said Indonesia’s government was promoting 100 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects, describing the agreements as a step towards participation by Indonesian and Chinese companies.
The GEM-led IGIP development is planned to span 1,500 hectares, with total investment expected to exceed US$10 billion. QMB, which has operated in Indonesia for four years, said green energy would play an important role in reducing its future operating costs.
