Bavaria, RI to tie up on solar generator

Bavaria, RI to tie up on solar generator

JAKARTA (JP): The Bavarian State of Germany and Indonesia will
sign an agreement on the development of solar electricity
generation on Nov. 27 in Bonn, visiting Bavarian Minister for
Economic Affairs, Transport and Technology Otto Wiesheu said.

Wiesheu told reporters on the last day of his three-day visit
in Indonesia yesterday that he had held a discussion with State
Minister of Research and Technology B.J Habibie about cooperating
in solar electricity generation.

"Bavaria has some companies in the field of solar research but
our market is small because of our lack of sunshine," he said.

He said that the two parties plan to discuss financial support
for the procurement of equipment.

He said that Indonesia may import solar collector equipment
from Germany.

Wiesheu said that he had also discussed with Habibie the
possibility to cooperate in the production of 100-seat N-250
aircraft with the state-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Industri
Pesawat Terbang Nusantara.

On the second day of his visit, Wiesheu met with Minister of
Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto to discuss the possibility of
Germany providing financial assistance for the development of
airports and harbors in Indonesia.

Wisheu also witnessed the signing of an agreement worth 45
million Deutsche marks (US$32.25 million) between three Bavarian
companies and an Indonesian ceramics company.

He said the 30 members of the Bavarian delegation, including
business executives from insurance, automotive, construction,
telecommunication and engineering sectors, are looking for
cooperation possibilities with Indonesian partners.(04)