by Bambang Purwanto JAKARTA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT PLN and its subsidiaries have collaborated with the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 5 Megawatts (MW) this year.
There is a growing demand for battery storage in Indonesia as the development of renewable energy plants, especially solar power plants and wind power plants, requires batteries to provide a stable and consistent electricity supply.
There, the global system integrator Fluence recently turned on a 20MW/20MWh grid-connected BESS as part of a 1,000MW portfolio in development and construction for power company SMC Global Power. Indonesia’s current pipeline of energy storage projects is mostly pumped hydro, totalling 4,063MW according to IHS Markit.
The Indonesian state-owned utility PLN has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC) to build a 5 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project this year, as the country shifts from diesel-generated power to renewable energy.
The country’s state-owned utility PLN has signed a memorandum of understanding with another state-owned body, the Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), to build the BESS this year, PLN said.
Subsidiaries of PLN involved in the Battery Energy Storage System project happen to be the primary electricity providers in Indonesia, such as PT Indonesia Power, PT Pembangkitan Jawa Bali, and others. The plan to develop an energy storage system aligns with the positive growth in the renewable energy industry.