President Prabowo Subianto officially launched Indonesia’s 100 GWp Solar Power Program, starting with 14 solar power plant projects with a combined capacity of about 5.3 GWp across six provinces on Tuesday (25/8).

The launch took place at the Gilimanuk Operation Monument in Jembrana, Bali, with Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia accompanying Prabowo. The event was also connected online to the Floating Gajah Mungkur Solar Power Plant in Wonogiri, Sembur Village Solar Power Plant in Batam, and Pulau Rengit Solar Power Plant.

The 14 projects require investment of about US$7.7 billion, or Rp135 trillion. The projects are expected to generate potential state budget savings of Rp4.6 trillion per year.

14 Solar Power Projects Under the Initial Program

The initial projects include Gilimanuk Solar Power Plant with a capacity of 300 MWp, Floating Gajah Mungkur at 134 MWp, Sembur Village at 0.92 MWp, and Pulau Rengit at 0.078 MWp.

Based on information reported by Bisnis.com, about 4.5 GWp of the projects are ready to enter the tender stage. Another 396 MWp is at the groundbreaking stage, 271 MWp is under construction, and 1 MWp is at the inauguration stage.

The projects ready for tender are Gilimanuk at 300 MWp, Madura at 605 MWp, Jatigede at 636 MWp, Cirata at 1,250 MWp, Jatiluhur at 1,688 MWp, Bank Tanah Land at 69 MWp, Sembur Village at 0.92 MWp, Renggit at 0.078 MWp, and Tembesi at 46 MWp.

Gajah Mungkur, with a capacity of 134.2 MWp, is ready for groundbreaking. Banyuwangi, with 130.2 MWp, and Pasuruan, with 132 MWp, have entered the groundbreaking stage.

Saguling, with a capacity of 92 MWp, and Karangkates, with 133 MWp, are under construction.

Solar Projects Expected to Create Jobs and Energy Savings

If all 14 projects operate, their potential state budget savings are estimated at Rp4.6 trillion per year. The projects are also expected to create 234,000 jobs in construction and installation and 281,000 jobs in manufacturing.

The projects are projected to save 319,998 kiloliters of fuel oil per year. Natural gas savings are estimated at 35,660 MMSCF per year.

Bahlil said solar energy development should provide broader benefits to Indonesian society through domestic value creation and job creation.

“If the sun is the sun of Indonesia, the solar panels are made through the hard work of the Indonesian people, and the electric batteries are produced from the sweat of Indonesian workers, then this solar energy is Indonesian energy, the energy of Mother Earth. The added value is added value for the Indonesian people, and the jobs created are for the Indonesian nation and state,” he said.

Prabowo said the 100 GWp program is part of the effort to achieve national energy independence.

“With this 100 GWp, we will truly become a nation that stands on its own feet. We will not be afraid of any developments anywhere in the world,” Prabowo said.

Indonesia’s 100 GWp Solar Power Target

The 14 projects are part of the government’s wider plan to develop 100 GWp of solar power capacity across Indonesia. The total investment needed for the program is estimated at Rp1,140 trillion.

The government has prepared eight scenarios to develop the 100 GWp capacity. One scenario involves eliminating diesel power plants with a capacity of 12.48 GWp.

Other scenarios include 30.97 GWp of large-scale solar power, 10.72 GW of floating solar power, 9.36 GW of rooftop solar power, and 0.50 GW of solar power for rural areas in underdeveloped, frontier and outermost regions.

The plan also includes 4.36 GW of off-grid solar power and 7.49 GWp of non-rooftop solar power in industrial areas.

The government projects that demand from downstream industrial development, electric vehicles and induction cookers will absorb 24.13 GW of solar power capacity.

At the national level, the 100 GWp program is projected to create about 5.52 million jobs, generate potential state budget savings of Rp73.9 trillion per year, and reduce emissions by 140.16 million tons of CO2.

This article is a summary of two original articles. The full versions can be read at the following links:

https://gatrik.esdm.go.id/berita/babak-baru-energi-surya-indonesia-program-plts-100-gwp-diluncurkan

https://hijau.bisnis.com/read/20260825/652/1998733/daftar-14-proyek-plts-100-gw-yang-akan-diluncurkan-prabowo-senilai-rp135-triliun

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