Two Indonesian firms fortify renewable energy industry

A solar cell production plant.

Indonesia's State-owned companies LEN Industri and Pertamina are collaborating to build this in Rancaekek, Bandung.

According LEN Insdustri President Abraham Mose, the groundbreaking for the plant's construction is expected to take place in December.

"This an asignment project and at the same time an investment, so that we do have a renewable energy inustry in Indonesia," Abraham said. He gave no further details on the plant, but that it could produce solar cells with a total capacity of 60 MWatts.

"This is a venture and an investment. [It will be done] so that we can have a renewable energy industry in Indonesia," Abraham said. He gave no further details about the plant, but mentioned that it could produce solar cells with a capacity of 60 megawatts.

A presidential regulation issued in 2006 states that solar energy should account for between 0.2 and 0.3 percent of national energy usage by 2025, or the equivalent of 1,000 megawatts per hour.

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