The wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp), PT Sembcorp Renewables Indonesia, has launched the Nusantara Sembcorp Solar Energi (NSSE) Power Plant with PT PLN Nusantara Renewables, a 99%-owned subsidiary of PT PLN Nusantara Power.
The NSSE Power Plant is the first utility-scale integrated solar and energy storage project in Nusantara, Indonesia and Sembcorp’s inaugural venture into large-scale solar development in Indonesia. Built on 87 hectares of land, it comprises a 50 megawatt (MW) solar farm with a 14.2 megawatt hour (MWh) battery energy storage system.
A launch ceremony was held earlier today to commemorate the occasion, with distinguished guests including the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto.
Jen Tan, head of renewables (Singapore and Indonesia), Sembcorp Industries, says, “Sembcorp is pleased to partner PLN in this project. Leveraging our experience, we will deploy advanced energy storage to pair with the latest solar technology in this landmark utility-scale project.”
Shares in Sembcorp Industries closed 3 cents higher or 0.53% up at $5.66 on Jan 20.
