Saudi Arabia-based power generation specialist ACWA Power (ACWA) has made its first foray into Southeast Asia following an agreement with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity utility PTA Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to build two floating solar photovoltaic (PV) facilities.
Announced today (1st Nov), the projects will see ACWA leading the development of the 60MWac (megawatt of alternating current) Saguling Floating Solar PV project and the 50MWac Singkarak Floating Solar PV project.
At a cost of around $105m, the projects will accelerate Indonesia’s National General Energy Plan, which includes a focus on green hydrogen production. According to the country’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resource, Arifin Tasrif, the country is tightening its national emissions reduction targets ahead of the UN COP27 climate change conference.
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