The Cirada floating photovoltaic power plant located in the Silata Reservoir in West Java, Indonesia is scheduled to start generating 145 megawatts of electricity by the end of 2023. The two management companies of the project - Masdar and Indonesian based power producer PLN Nusantara Power - have agreed to expand Indonesia's largest floating photovoltaic power plant to 500 megawatts. The two companies did not disclose when the second phase of the expansion project will be completed.

In January 2020, Masdar stated that it had signed an electricity purchase agreement with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, a government owned power company, to build what it claimed would be the largest floating photovoltaic project in Southeast Asia.

This project can generate 500 megawatts of electricity because the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Housing allows renewable energy to have a water coverage rate of up to 20%. Masdar CEO Mohammad Jamir Ramahi claims that the project has broken through boundaries.

A recent study showed that Indonesia provides the potential for floating photovoltaics on 2719 suitable water bodies, with a potential capacity of 271897 megawatts and a potential power generation of 369059 GWh/year. According to data compiled by the International Renewable Energy Agency, as of the end of 2022, Indonesia's solar installed capacity is 291MW.Editor/XingWentao