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15 companies unable to get solar PV permits: Association
Red tape hampers solar panel adoption in Indonesia.
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Green energy target: A worker inspects solar panels on top of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Electricity Directorate General’s office in Jakarta in this undated photograph. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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he Indonesian Solar Energy Association (AESI) reported on Tuesday that 15 companies were facing delays in obtaining solar photovoltaic (PV) installation permits, despite regulatory changes made to ease such processes.
AESI chairman Fabby Tumiwa said industries in West Java needed three to six months to obtain a solar panel installation permit instead of the maximum 15 days stipulated in Energy and Mineral Resources Ministerial Regulation No. 49/2018 concerning rooftop solar power systems for customers of state-owned electricity monopoly PLN.
The association received one such complaint from Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia (MMKI) and 14 related complaints from other companies between November and December 2021. Of the total complaints, 79 percent were with West Java, specifically with the PLN office in the province.
"Rooftop solar panel [contribution] from the commercial and industrial segment is very important. [We] hope the government can ensure that installation will not be hindered at both regional and national levels," Fabby said in a virtual media gathering on Tuesday.
AESI's findings show that red tape remains a problem for PV adoption, even as the government sets more ambitious targets for solar energy use in Indonesia, particularly to power homes and businesses.
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Diantoro Dendi, corporate strategy general manager of MMKI, said the company faced technical issues with PLN when trying to get solar rooftop installation permits.
