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PV could help clear Indonesia’s air

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), an Indonesian think tank, has reported that the country has the potential to install up to 655 GW of rooftop PV capacity. Contrast that with a current installed capacity of just 100 MW, and it’s clear that solar PV still has a long way to go before it reaches its potential throughout Indonesia. Given the poor air quality in many heavily populated cities across the archipelago, PV deployment is long overdue in the Southeast Asian nation.

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pv magazine

21 Oct 2019

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In August, the IESR drew up four assessments of Indonesia’s rooftop solar potential, based on variables such as roof pitch, shading orientation and local climate conditions. The lowest estimate in the studies was that 194 GW of rooftop capacity could be installed, which – if actually built – would generate almost 276 TWh of solar …

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