PLN, Sabella to Work On Tidal Energy in Indonesia

French company Sabella has formed a strategic partnership with state-owned Indonesian corporations PT PLN and PT Meindo Elang Indah to jointly perform a feasibility study for the first tidal energy farm development in the world's largest archipelagic state. The cooperation document, signed on Sept 22, is expected to contribute to the acceleration of energy transition initiatives in Indonesia.
"We consider everything according to the local availability of renewable energy. Of course, eastern Indonesia is an archipelago with high ocean currents. We are starting to map out the potential and needs," Darmawan Prasodjo, Direktur Utama PLN, said.
Sabella's CEO Fanch Le Bris said Sabella is enthusiastic about supporting PLN and the Indonesian Government in its energy transition journey. "In this respect, our industrial partnership with Meindo, a local leading industrial EPC company in Indonesia, to develop its activity from the marine sector to the renewable energies, will be key to the success of our deployment strategy in the region," he said.