Tragedy haunts community near Sumatra’s largest floating solar farm

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A joint venture between Indonesia’s state-owned electricity utility PLN and Saudi developer ACWA Power says it remains on track to build Sumatra’s largest floating solar power array on Lake Singkarak by 2027.

The Singkarak hydroelectric plant has a capacity of 175 megawatts and was built to power hundreds of thousands of homes in West Sumatra province.

But the reassurance has so far proved a tough sell in a community that remains antagonistic toward the hydropower plant built more than two decades ago.“They said it would have no impact,” said Ardinis, who was involved in an environmental audit of the Singkarak hydropower plant.“But that, in fact, was not the case.

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Author / Journalist: Jaka Hendra Baittri

Category: EconomyBusiness

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Topics: Fishing Climate Inequality Renewable energy Human rights Energy transition Energy Clean energy Global warming Indigenous peoples Natural disasters Solar Floods Extreme weather Climate risk Typhoon

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Published On: 2025-03-13 @ 16:14:00 (1 days ago)

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