Floating solar farm and energy storage system, Indonesia

17th September 2021

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Floating solar farm and energy storage system (ESS).

Location
Batam Island, Indonesia.

Project Owner/s
Sunseap Group and Badan Pengusahaan Batam (BP Batam).

Project Description
The project involves the construction of a floating photovoltaic system (FPV) and ESS on a Duriangkang reservoir on Batam Island.

Duriangkang reservoir is the biggest reservoir in Batam and was originally a saltwater bay. With a volume of 101.2-million cubic metres, the reservoir supports more than 50% of freshwater supply to Batam Island.

The floating solar panels will reduce evaporation, thereby retaining more water within the reservoir.

 The water will also keep the solar panels cool, enabling the panels to generate more clean energy, creating a synergistic relationship.

The FPV is projected to have a capacity of 2.2 GWp and span about 1 600 ha, making it the biggest FPV in the world to date.

The ESS is also slated to be the biggest ESS, with a storage capacity of more than 4 000 MWh.

Sunseap expects the solar farm to generate more than 2 600 GWh/y of electricity, potentially offsetting more than 1.8-million metric tons of carbon a year.

Potential Job Creation
Sunseap is planning to establish a Sunseap Academy in Batam, which will result in the hiring and the transfer of skills to more than
3 000 locals who will be involved in building the project.

Capital Expenditure
The project is estimated at $2-billion and will be financed through a mixture of bank borrowings and in-house resources.

Planned Start/End Date
Construction is expected to begin in 2022 and be completed by 2024.

Latest Developments
Sunseap Group and BP Batam signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of the FPV and ESS on Duriangkang in July 2021.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Sunseap Group (construction contract).

Contact Details for Project Information
BP Batam, tel +6221 8580009 or email kp.jkt@bpbatam.go.id

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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