Karawang, CNBC Indonesia \u2013 President Prabowo Subianto has once again\ngiven a new assignment to several of his ministers. After his ministers\nsuccessfully carried out his instruction to implement the mandatory 50%\npalm oil blending policy for solar (diesel fuel), known as B50, Prabowo\nhas now handed down another weighty task in the energy sector to his\ngovernment aides.<\/p>\n
President Prabowo instructed Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources\nBahlil Lahadalia, Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry as well\nas Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani, and Coordinating Minister for Economic\nAffairs Airlangga Hartarto to realise 100 Giga Watts (GW) of installed\nsolar power plant (PLTS) capacity within two years.<\/p>\n
He made the remarks during his address at the launch of B50 fuel at a\nPertamina petrol station, Rest Area KM 57, Jakarta\u2013Cikampek Toll Road,\nKarawang Regency, West Java, on Thursday (09\/07\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s just B50 \u2014 what about when the world also finds out that we\nwill build 100 GW of solar power? This year PLN will start with 17 GW.\n100 GW in 2 years, can it be done? Mr Rosan? Can it? Can it? Why so\nquiet. Minister for the Economy, can it? Minister of Energy, can it? I\u2019m\nnot asking you to execute it, I\u2019m asking, can it be done? And we will be\nridiculed. I\u2019m telling you, be prepared, we will be criticised by clever\nexperts who will say it\u2019s impossible,\u201d he said, pointedly directing his\nquestions at his ministers.<\/p>\n
Previously, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM)\nestimated that the funding needed for the 100 GW solar project could\nreach around US$100 billion, or approximately Rp1,811 trillion (at an\nexchange rate of Rp18,112 per US dollar).<\/p>\n
The target for building the solar capacity is slated to be realised\nby 2029 at the latest.<\/p>\n
Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation\n(Dirjen EBTKE) at the ESDM Ministry, Eniya Listiani Dewi, explained that\nthe government is currently aligning all national electricity planning\nto support the achievement of this target. The enormous funding\nrequirement will need cross-sector collaboration, particularly involving\ninternational parties and private companies.<\/p>\n
\u201cInternational collaboration and the private sector are certainly\nmuch needed. Investment from the private sector is projected to be very\nlarge, but we will require more than US$100 billion in investment,\u201d\nEniya explained in May 2026.<\/p>\n
The government is targeting the majority of the solar project\u2019s\nfunding to come from private power producer schemes, or Independent\nPower Producers (IPP). Based on its calculations, private sector\ninvolvement is expected to support up to 70% of the total investment\nrequired.<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe 70% will come from IPPs, so the private sector will join\nthis major programme,\u201d Eniya continued.<\/p>\n
The main focus of the 100 GW solar build-out is directed at reducing\nthe use of diesel power plants, which have long dominated eastern\nIndonesia. This step is seen as economically crucial, as the cost of\nproviding electricity from diesel fuel in remote areas is extremely\nhigh.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo a large part of the 100 GW solar programme is about reducing\ndiesel usage in eastern Indonesia. When we talk about diesel usage,\nthere are costs of more than 1 dollar per kilowatt-hour in some\nlocations in our country,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
Through this shift to solar energy, the government is optimistic it\ncan reduce fossil fuel imports while strengthening the national energy\nresilience index, currently at 6.7. The ESDM Ministry is committed to\ncontinually simplifying regulations to make it easier for investment to\nflow into the renewable energy sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have strengthened our regulations to make investment easy, to\nmake business easy, and there will be no more lengthy regulations and\npermitting,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/put-on-the-spot-bahlil-and-rosan-given-new-heavy-task-by-prabowo-1783594263", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }