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RI, Singapore move forward with solar power export plan
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo announced at the Leaders’ Retreat at Bogor Palace on Monday that the government would move forward with a plan to enable solar power exports to Singapore.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo (right) and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) wave to photographers during their meeting at Bogor Palace in West Java on April 29, 2024. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that the government will move forward with a plan to enable the export of solar power to Singapore.
Accompanied by their successors for the Leaders’ Retreat at Bogor Palace in West Java on Monday, President Jokowi and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong celebrated their achievements in bilateral ties over the past decade and promised continued cooperation.
“We [the government] will continue to encourage plans to export [solar-powered] electricity to Singapore, including investment for supporting green industries,” President Jokowi said during the meeting on Monday.
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Indonesia has sent out mixed signals regarding the export of power from renewable sources.
In June 2022, the Investment Ministry pushed for a ban on such exports, arguing that the country needed to ensure it had enough green power for its own industries, despite an announcement that the government had begun working on a new regulatory framework to enable the operation just a few months prior.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, though, said there was more than enough potential to meet domestic and export needs.
