Indonesia’s Plan to Build World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm

Sunseap Group, a major developer in the field of solar energy in Asia, announced that it will establish the world’s largest floating solar farm in Indonesia in the coming years. The CEO of Sunseap Group, Frank Phuan, stated that the solar energy farm planned to be built in Batam, Indonesia, will be started in 2022.

While it is thought that the floating photovoltaic energy system, which is planned to be fully established in 2024, will have a capacity of 2.2 gw, the solar energy system will cover an area of ​​1600 hectares in Batam and will cost approximately 2 billion dollars. The CEO of the company, Phuan, says that with this system, they will be able to eliminate the land restrictions that urbanized regions in Southeast Asia face in utilizing renewable energy.

According to Sunseap, the energy produced and stored will provide uninterrupted energy from the sun at all hours of the day, and some of the energy produced will be consumed in Batam and the rest will be exported to Singapore. Batam Mayor Mohammed Rudi also says that the investment made here will also support other industries that are trying to reduce their carbon footprint.