Deputy Speaker of MPR RI Proposes Incentives for Rooftop Solar Panel Installation

The government can reduce the need for land acquisition by encouraging the use of building rooftops for the installation of solar power plants (PLTS).

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Deputy Speaker of the MPR RI, Eddy Soeparno, has proposed providing incentives to the public to encourage the installation of rooftop solar power plants in homes, commercial buildings, industrial areas, and hotels as part of the development of 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy.

This proposal is considered a potential solution to reduce the need for land acquisition in the development of solar energy plants.

“Lest we forget, one of the biggest obstacles we will face in the development of 100 GW of solar power is land acquisition. Acquiring land is not a simple matter,” Eddy stated during a seminar organised by WRI Indonesia in Jakarta on Wednesday.

According to him, the government can reduce the need for land acquisition by encouraging the utilisation of building rooftops for solar power installations.

He proposed that the government provide incentives to the public and business actors to install solar panels on the roofs of houses, commercial buildings, industrial areas, hotels, and other structures.

He noted that utilising building rooftops could serve as an alternative, as it does not require the procurement of new land for power plant construction.

In addition to reducing land requirements, this scheme is deemed capable of reducing the burden on the State Budget (APBN), as the investment for solar power installation can be undertaken by the public and business entities.

“(Rooftop solar) can reduce the burden on the APBN. By doing this, it can be funded by the public. Furthermore, the public can fully benefit from the development of rooftop solar power,” he added.

Eddy mentioned that in the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL), the government targets the construction of almost 70 GW of new power plants until 2034, with approximately 52 GW sourced from renewable energy, including battery energy storage systems.

With this additional capacity, Indonesia’s renewable energy mix is expected to increase from approximately 17 per cent currently to almost 30 per cent by 2034 and 40 per cent by 2040.