PJB Services, First Solar to develop solar power plants

By Demas Simbolon

First Solar, Inc. and PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Services (PJB Services) have inked an MoU to collaborate on the delivery of 100 MW of utility-scale solar power plants in Indonesia.

The MOU represents an initial step in the collaboration between the two companies toward the development, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of an approximately 100 MW pipeline for solar PV power plants, including PV hybrid solutions, using First Solar's advanced thin-film PV modules and related system services and components.

The MoU is the first for First Solar in Indonesia and one of several related to the company's strategy of forging strategic alliances in fast-growing, sustainable energy markets worldwide.

The MoU marks also the first foray into the development of utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plants for PJB Services, a leading provider of services for the operation and maintenance of conventional power plants in Indonesia, whose parent company is PJB, a subsidiary of PLN.

"We are excited by the opportunity to collaborate with a world leader in solar energy for the development of utility-scale PV power plants in Indonesia," said Bernadus Sudarmanta, President of PJB Services.

Editing by Dadan Wijaksana