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View all search resultsPrabowo pledges 100 GW solar energy target within three years
The 100 GW solar target, which the government plans to deploy through the nationwide Red and White Cooperatives (KMP) program, would require massive investment in photovoltaic farms, storage systems and transmission infrastructure.
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President Prabowo attends the Indonesia-Japan Business Forum on Monday in Tokyo. (Sekretariat Kabinet Republik Indonesia/-)
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resident Prabowo Subianto has announced an ambitious plan to generate 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar-based electricity within just three years.
Speaking at the Japan-Indonesia Forum in Tokyo on Monday, Prabowo laid out the target before an audience of Japanese business leaders and tycoons, adding the move is an urgent effort amid global energy uncertainty.
“For us, this is urgent, given the current situation,” Prabowo said on Monday. “We have a plan and are determined to implement it immediately.”
The solar power push is part of a broader reform agenda, Prabowo said, calling on international partners, particularly Japan, to understand the direction of his administration’s governance overhaul and economic transformation.
Read also: Technical, financial hurdles threaten RI's 100 GW local solar power ambition
The 100 GW solar target, which the government plans to deploy through the nationwide Red and White Cooperatives (KDMP) program, would require massive investment in photovoltaic farms, storage systems and transmission infrastructure.
Analysts have questioned the feasibility of the timeline, pointing out the cooperatives’ lack of technical expertise, the immense financial investment required and the current state of Indonesia’s domestic solar manufacturing, which experts say is far from ready to meet such colossal demand.
