Indonesian think tank seeks partner for offshore floating solar energy study – SPE

Think tank from Jakarta Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) is looking for a partner to conduct a pre-feasibility study for an offshore floating solar power plant in Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia.

IESRs document for submitting a proposal says that because Indonesia has substantial marine solar energy potential, it is taking the initiative to conduct a preliminary feasibility study on marine solar energy development.

The selected consultant will be tasked with conducting a techno-economic analysis to determine the preliminary feasibility of developing offshore floating solar energy in Indonesia, with a specific focus on the island of Sulawesi.

They will also be asked to analyze the regulatory and licensing requirements for floating marine solar energy and prepare a pre-feasibility study report with recommendations that will enable the implementation of the technology. The project duration is set at 60 days.

The deadline for submitting bids is December 3 and the contract award is scheduled for December 12.

A desk study by IESR found that Indonesia has a technical potential for offshore solar energy of approximately 13.3 TW, spread across the country’s major islands, mainly in areas near the coastline.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has estimated the country’s potential solar energy production for ground- and roof-mounted systems at 3.3 TW. The country’s floating solar potential in water bodies such as reservoirs and natural lakes is estimated at another 89.73 GW.

Last month, London-based data analytics firm GlobalData predicted that Indonesia’s cumulative solar capacity is on track 23.2 GW by 2035. Earlier this year, the Indonesian government launched an initiative to use this 100 GW of solar energyconsisting of plans for 80 GW of 1 MW solar mini-grids with storage, in addition to 20 GW of centralized solar power plants.

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