Indonesia’s state-owned utility PT PLN (Persero) has put into operation a 561kWp floating solar power plant in Semarang, on the island of Java.
The floating solar power plant, operated through PLN’s subsidiary PLN Indonesia Power (PLN IP), is part of the larger 920kWp floating solar project, currently under construction at the company’s Gas and Steam Power Generation Complex.
Located in the Tambak Lorok area, the floating solar power plant was built on 1-hectare water pond, with a construction time of eight months.
The plant is expected to produce clean electricity of 1.4 million kWh per year, and contribute to reducing CO2 emissions by up to 1,304 tons annually, according to Edwin Nugraha Putra, director of PLN IP.
“This is a form of innovation that we are doing to support the supply of clean energy in Indonesia and achieve net zero emissions by 2060,” Putra said.
Darmawan Prasodjo , head of PT PLN (Persero), added: “In an effort towards Net Zero Emissions 2060 plan, PLN has carried out several initiatives, for example, by no longer making new contracts for the construction of coal-fired power plants.
“Instead, PLN has started building new renewable energy-based power plants. The big strategy is shifting away from fossil-based generators to renewable energy generators.”