Prabowo Targets Construction of 100 Gigawatt Solar Power Plant by 2029

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto is accelerating steps towards the transition to green energy, one of which involves the target of constructing a massive-capacity Solar Power Plant (PLTS). He targets Indonesia to reach an installed capacity of up to 100 Gigawatts (GW) at least by 2029.

Prabowo emphasised that the government will intensify efforts to maximise the utilisation of electricity from solar energy over the next three years.

“We want to move very quickly to use electricity from solar energy. We have a plan and we are determined to proceed as quickly as possible; within three years, we want to achieve 100 gigawatts of solar energy,” said Prabowo at the Indonesia-Japan Business Forum in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday (30/3/2026).

The plan to accelerate the construction of PLTS is considered urgent to realise. According to him, the escalation of conflicts and ongoing geopolitical uncertainties, particularly in the Middle East region, pose a threat to national energy supply stability.

“For us, this is more urgent because the geopolitical situation in the Middle East provides strategic uncertainty for our energy security,” Prabowo stressed.

As anticipation, the government continues to strive to secure supplies through the utilisation of domestic resources.

In addition to solar power, Indonesia also has great potential in the geothermal sector and is intensifying the production of biofuel such as 50% biodiesel (B50) and bioethanol.

On the other hand, the government is also promoting the acceleration of the transformation to electric vehicles to reduce petrol consumption for more than 114 million conventional motorcycles currently in existence.

It is hoped that this can build a strong energy defence, while the national coal reserves will serve as a reserve of last resort.