Featured in The ASEAN story – 08-2013

Solar for more than a thousand islands

Indonesia: With over 238 million people, the generation capacity growth of electricity has lagged behind the pace of demand growth leading to power shortages and low levels of electrification. But now, things are starting to get concrete on the solar front in the archipelago with the government making solid plans for PV.

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pv magazine

07 Aug 2013

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Indonesia has been reorienting its energy production away from exports to cater to its booming domestic demand. No doubt the country is blessed with natural resources such as oil, natural gas and coal but as is the case in many emerging economies, domestic demand has a way of …

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