CNBC Indonesia | Cheap, Indonesia Solar Power Plant Electricity Prices Are Below 4 Cent Dollars!

Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Dadan Kusdiana said that Indonesia’s solar energy potential reaches 207 Giga Watt (GW). He explained, getting here the cost of electricity production from Solar Power Plants (PLTS) is getting cheaper. Currently, there are several PLTS in Indonesia whose electricity prices are even below US$ 4 cents per kWh.

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Bisinis | IESR: Large-Scale PV mini-grid Procurement Mechanism Needs to be Improved

The Institute for Essential Services Reform assesses that the mechanism for procuring large-scale solar power projects (PLTS) needs to be addressed to make the price of electricity produced more competitive. Supporting policies and regulations in Indonesia for the construction of large-scale solar power plants, especially in the auction process, are still less attractive or even hinder the development of solar installations.

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