The Indonesian government recently announced a milestone energy development plan, which will build a photovoltaic power generation system with a total scale of 100 gigawatts and deploy 320 gigawatt hours of energy storage facilities in the coming years. This grand project will become the largest rural electrification and distributed renewable energy project in Southeast Asia, marking a new stage in the country's energy transition.

According to the planning scheme, the project will be led by the "Red and White Village Cooperative" to implement an 80 gigawatt distributed photovoltaic power generation system, covering 80000 villages throughout the Republic of Indonesia. Each village will build a 1 megawatt photovoltaic power station and be equipped with a 4 megawatt hour energy storage device, forming a complete distributed energy network. In addition, the project also includes the construction of a 20 gigawatt centralized photovoltaic power station, building a clean energy supply system that combines distributed and centralized methods.

The Energy Transition Think Tank of the Republic of Indonesia highly praised the project. If successfully implemented, this plan will become the largest rural electrification and distributed renewable energy project in Southeast Asia, providing fair, affordable, and high-quality energy services to all citizens of the Republic of Indonesia, "said Farbi Tumiva, CEO of the organization

It is worth noting that the launch of this plan coincides with two months after the Indonesian government approved the Renewable Energy Development Plan 2034. According to this planning document, by 2034, the Republic of Indonesia will add 42.6 gigawatts of renewable energy generation capacity and 10.3 gigawatts of energy storage facilities, with photovoltaic power generation accounting for the largest share (17.1 gigawatts). The implementation of this rural electrification project will become an important accelerator to promote the achievement of this strategic goal.

From the perspective of industry development, the rural electrification plan of 100 gigawatts of photovoltaic and 320 gigawatt hours of energy storage in the Republic of Indonesia not only represents a major breakthrough in energy structure transformation, but also a model project for achieving energy equity and sustainable development. In terms of short-term effects, the project will directly improve the power supply quality in remote areas and significantly enhance local economic activity; In the medium term, it will bring huge market opportunities for the energy storage and photovoltaic manufacturing industry in the Republic of Indonesia; In the long run, this project is expected to become a benchmark case for clean energy collaboration and investment in Southeast Asia. Against the backdrop of global energy transition, the Republic of Indonesia is writing its own new chapter of green development through this strategically significant investment. (This article is from the official website of Jian Dao www.seetao.com. Reproduction without permission is prohibited, otherwise it will be prosecuted. Please indicate Jian Dao website+original link when reprinting.) Jian Dao website new energy column editor/Yang Beihua