Rooftop PLTS Installation Costs Starting From IDR 14 Million Per KWp

PLTS roof illustration. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) of the ESDM Ministry, Dadan Kusdiana, said the cost of installing a rooftop Solar Power Plant (PLTS) now ranges from Rp. 14 million to Rp. 17 million per kilowatt peak (kWp) depending on capacity.

"That includes converters and all sorts of things, but apart from buying a meter because the meter has to be purchased from PLN, the price is around Rp. 1.7 million," said Dadan in Jakarta, Monday 9 May.

Dadan said the price of installing PLTS on the roof is now attractive to consumers, not as expensive as a few years ago.

Although the purpose of installing solar electricity is not for buying and selling, he said, consumers will automatically compare the price of buying electricity from PLN with the new price after they install the rooftop solar power plant.

Meanwhile, industry players will not compare the economic value between having their own PLTS or buying electricity from PLN, but the industry is indeed required to use renewable energy, because clean electricity will support the export process of industrial products to the global market.

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources targets the capacity of rooftop solar panels to reach 3,600 MW in 2025.

Not only that, previously, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Indonesia, through the Market Transformation for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency through Design and Implementation of Appropriate Mitigation Actions in Energy Sector (MTRE3) Project launched the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) Grant. ) for Rooftop Solar Power Generation (PLTS) incentives.

This PLTS Roof incentive uses the SEF grant allocation from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and will be managed and distributed by the Environmental Fund Management Agency (BPDLH). BPDLH through Minister of Finance Regulation Number 137/2019, is one of the Public Service Agency (BLU) under the Ministry of Finance to manage funds and financing related to the environment, including energy.

This incentive aims to encourage people to install rooftop PLTS, especially PLN customers in the household, business and small-medium scale/MSME, and social categories (schools/educational buildings, hospitals, places of worship).

This program is expected to accelerate the massive implementation of the Rooftop PLTS program and contribute to the achievement of new renewable energy targets in the national energy mix.