What is Indonesia doing with its energy storage capacity?

Indonesia is currently building on its storage capacity through the planned/ongoing installation of 5 MW battery energy storage systems (BESS), linked to PLN’s renewable sites. Indonesia is also building its first utility-scale integrated solar and energy storage project in Nusantara.

Does Indonesia have a battery energy storage system?

To work around this, electricity can be generated during the country’s windy or sunny periods, and the excess can be stored for use in latent periods. Indonesia is currently building on its storage capacity through the planned/ongoing installation of 5 MW battery energy storage systems (BESS), linked to PLN’s renewable sites.

How does Indonesia's electricity system work?

Indonesia's electricity system can be powered predominantly by solar PV, complemented by geothermal and hydroelectric power. Off-river pumped hydro energy storage is identified as a major asset for balancing high solar energy penetration.

What is Indonesia's national electricity plan?

Added to this, Indonesia’s National Electricity Plan sets out rules only for its power sector development, and not for renewable energy. There is a Renewable Energy Bill in the pipeline, but the bill has yet to be ratified. Without clear guidelines, investors remain cautious.

Will Indonesia deploy 100 GW of solar?

The Indonesian government has revealed a new initiative aiming to deploy 100 GW of solar. The distributed solar for energy self-sufficiency program encompasses 80 GW of solar that will be deployed as 1 MW solar arrays with 4 MWh of accompanying battery energy storage systems (BESS).

How big is Indonesia's electricity capacity?

In the past ten years, Indonesia has experienced a substantial expansion in its electricity capacity, which has grown from 45.2 GW in 2012 to 79.8 GW by 2022 (Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Indonesia, 2023), as shown in Fig. 1. Including off-grid sources, the total capacity reaches 83 GW.