Indonesia plans to develop 100 GW of solar power capacity through a project valued at an estimated $71.3 billion, according to a report by the Indonesian News Agency (ANTARA).

The country's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR) have identified around 24,000 hectares of land on Java Island to support the programme.

“Based on our identification, approximately 24,000 hectares of land are available on Java Island,” Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung said.

The government will initially focus on accelerating the development of 17 GW of solar power capacity under the broader 100 GW initiative.

The programme will also include battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a planned capacity of about 33 GW, Tanjung said.

The solar expansion forms part of Indonesia’s efforts to advance its energy transition and increase the share of renewable energy in the national power mix.

President Prabowo Subianto has set a target of adding 100 GW of solar power capacity between 2026 and 2028, a goal widely seen as ambitious given that the country’s current installed solar capacity stands at about 1.5 GW.