The consortium, a venture of The Solar Guys International and Mitabu Australia, secured the funding under Indonesia’s “One Solar Watt Per Person” program.
The program plans to deliver one watt of solar power for every man, woman and child in Indonesia – approximately 250,000,000 watts of clean, renewable solar power.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by SGI-Mitabu with the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources earlier this year to develop the 250 MW of solar power projects across the country required for the program. Since then SGIMitabu has worked closely with its financial partners to secure the funds to start development of the first stage, a 50MW installation.
The massive solar installation and its first-of-a-kind design are set to be an iconic installation for Indonesia, acting as a tourist attraction and local employer. It’s expected that many locals will be employed during the construction phase and SGI-Mitabu are proud of their strong Corporate Social Responsibility agenda that’s been established to ensure a transfer of knowledge to the local community.
The Solar Guys International director Dane Muldoon was in Jakarta to make the funding announcement before flying to Bali for the international Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry starting Monday where he looked forward to discussing bringing the “One Solar Watt Per Person” program to other countries across Asia.
“We’re delighted to be partnering with the Indonesian Government to roll out the One Solar Watt Per Person program in Indonesia that will deliver clean, renewable solar power to this great country,” Muldoon said. “Our projects are all fully funded under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) model and every installation will either displace dirty and expensive fossil fuel power generation or bring reliable power to remote communities for the first time.”
SGI-Mitabu considers Indonesia an ideal country for these projects due to its excellent solar resources and support from the government.
“There’s clearly a thirst for clean, low-cost solar power in Indonesia and we’re excited to get started in delivering it to their community,” Muldoon said.
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