“Harnessing the Sun: Potential and Challenges
In the Indonesian Solar Power Market”

Energy Nusantara hereby would like to share all the presentation materials from German-Indonesian Solar Energy Day that was held on 30 April 2012 in Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Indonesia. Mr. Fuadi Nasution of Energy Nusantara was part of the organizing committee of this remarkable event.

The development of the solar power market in Germany is a success story. In not more than 10 years, German companies have developed some of the most and successful technologies worldwide, with every third solar panel in the world being manufactured in Germany. Con-sidering that Indonesia’s solar radiation is 50% higher than in Europe, the potential of the solar energy market in Indonesia is obvious.

Under the motto “Harnessing the Sun: Potential and Challenges in the Indonesian Solar Power Market”, the one-day workshop will offer new insights on solar power development in Indonesia and facilitate know-how and technology transfer.

Indonesia is the most important economy in Southeast Asia. Rapid economic growth and increasing domestic demand require a reliable and sustainable energy supply for industry and households. So far, power generation is heavily dominated by the use of fossil fuels, leading to increased dependence on fuel imports.

Due to Indonesia’s geographical characteristics as the world’s largest archipelago country, decentralized PV electrification approaches will be in the focus of today’s event. In general this “German-Indonesian Solar Energy Day” will focus on the identification and specification of needs and opportunities within the solar photovoltaic (PV) market in Indonesia. Indonesian know-how and German high quality technology are considered to be a promising combination in tapping the market for on-, off- and mini-grid solutions, hybrid systems and other innovative PV solutions.

The event will take place at Hotel Ritz Carlton, Mega Kuningan, in Jakarta on the 30th of April 2012. Within the framework of the „renewables – Made in Germany“ initiative the workshop is jointly organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the German-Indonesian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (EKONID).

During the workshop the specific needs and opportunities for solar photovoltaic (PV) development in the country will be discussed. The event addresses high level participants from governmental institutions as well as the private sector. Qualified experts and professionals will share know-how from their respective field to address the potentials and challenges within the Indonesian solar market.