Featured in The energy access issue – 07-2020

‘It is time for Indonesia to become a solar powerhouse’

The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR), a Jakarta-based think tank, has emerged as a key voice calling for solar development in Indonesia. pv magazine recently caught up with Marlistya Citraningrum, the institute’s program manager for sustainable energy access, to look at what is still needed on the policy side for the archipelago nation to realize its massive PV potential.

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Mark Hutchins

13 Jul 2020

Image: IESR

With a total installed capacity of just 152 MW in 2019, it would appear that Indonesia is dragging its feet in terms of solar installations. What has held the country back so far?Renewable energy in Indonesia, including solar, has so far not taken off. This is due to a lack of supportive policies (both regulatory …

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