The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) revealed that Indonesia still holds significant potential for clean energy sources. However, its utilization has not yet been fully optimized.

The Director General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (Dirjen EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Eniya Listiani Dewi, detailed that Indonesia's potential for new and renewable energy (EBT) is recorded at 4 Tera Watts (TW) or around 3,687 Gigawatts (GW). According to her, among these, solar energy has the largest potential. The potential for solar energy in Indonesia is recorded at 3,294 GW.

"We have almost 4 terawatts of resources. So around 3687 GW, and this consists of solar potential, which is 3294 GW. This is the largest." "The largest solar power plants are expected not only on land but also utilizing floating PV," he said at the Green Economic Forum 2024 event on Wednesday (29/5/2024). Eniya explained that with the significant potential of solar energy, the development of Solar Power Plants (PLTS) is quite promising. They are currently studying the development of Floating Solar Power Plants located in Cilamaya with a potential of 2 Gigawatts. (GW).

"That is one of the things that can be seen, that the solar potential is large but the installation is only around 537 MW. Not even GW." "We launched a quota for rooftop solar power plants with an additional 1.5 GW and for floating solar power plants in reservoirs, we are accelerating 14 GW, we just need to utilize them as much as possible," he said. In addition to solar energy, Indonesia also has the potential for hydroelectric power sources amounting to 95 Gigawatts (GW). Currently, the installed capacity is only 6.7 GW.

"The wind potential is slightly larger, around 155 GW. Much of the wind potential remains untapped. So we have great potential in Kalimantan, on the Kalimantan side. Then in South Sulawesi. Those areas are the target for wind utilization. Currently, it is very small," he added.

Eniya realizes that the potential for clean energy in Indonesia is quite large; however, there are several challenges in its development. For example, the development of Geothermal Power Plants. (PLTP).

"Geothermal energy is always constrained by its location, we are in the ring of fire, from all of Sumatra to the East." The utilization of geothermal energy is very small. Potential of 23 GW, but only 2000 MW so far. Even this, I often hear many investors trying to change their mindset. In certain areas, there is a large geothermal potential, but because the surrounding population is small, meaning the demand is small, it is not bankable," he added.

Source: https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20240529154019-4-542163/ri-terbukti-kaya-sumber-energi-hijau-hampir-4-tera-watt