The Indonesian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are developing a micro and mini-grid project to supply electricity to the eastern provinces of the country, such as Papua, which have low rates of electrification. Micro and mini-grid specialists are being sought to create a plan provided by the ADB for the country's planning agency, as part of its National Medium-Term Development Plan 2020-2024. In addition, Indonesia is working with China on an energy cooperation program that will include projects in areas including solar energy, wind power, biomass power generation, electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell technology, smart grids, and other renewable Meanwhile, Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has unveiled a $3bn project, Bright Indonesia, to light up eastern provinces using renewable power.
The Indonesian government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are developing a micro and mini-grid project to supply electricity to the eastern provinces of the country, such as Papua, which have low rates of electrification. Micro and mini-grid specialists are being sought to create a plan provided by the ADB for the country's planning agency, as part of its National Medium-Term Development Plan 2020-2024. The plan is expected to be finalised by June 2019. Meanwhile, Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has unveiled a $3bn project, Bright Indonesia, to light up eastern provinces using renewable power.