May 24, 2026 | 10:09 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A letter from state electricity company PLN, filled I Made Sandika Dwiantara with excitement. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Surya Energi Indotama had been invited to attend a meeting titled “Preparation for the Accelerated Energy Transition Program for 100 Gigawatt (GW) Solar Power Plants (PLTS)” at PLN headquarters on Jalan Trunojoyo, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.At the gathering, PLN asked manufacturers to prepare data on production capacity for solar photovoltaics, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and inverters, along with plans for factory development or future capacity expansion. Made, who also serves as Chair of the Indonesian Solar Module Manufacturers Association, conveyed the domestic industry’s readiness to support the 100 GW solar megaproject. “Thank God, PLN received our input very positively,” Made told Tempo on Thursday, May 14.Made’s relief was not without reason. Since emerging in July 2025, the giant solar electricity project envisioned by President Prabowo had fueled optimism among entrepreneurs in Indonesia’s growing solar-energy sector. The industry had previously been hampered by rooftop solar power quotas and United States import tariff policies on solar panels.Yet to this day, no regulation or policy document has been issued to underpin the megaproject, which is expected to be “handed over” to the Red-and-White Village Cooperatives. PLN’s 2025-2034 Electricity Supply Business Plan accommodates only an additional 69.5 GW of capacity—76 percent of it from new and renewable energy, including 17.1 GW from solar power plants.Read the Complete Story in Tempo English Magazine
