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Indonesia | Publication | October 2019
Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) issued amendments to last year’s Regulation 49/2018 on the Use of Rooftop Solar Power to encourage domestic use of solar energy.
In order to alleviate some deterrents on electricity consumers considering solar power, MEMR Regulation 13/2019 addresses concerns related to licensing requirements and MEMR Regulation 16/2019 aims to solve the economic aspect of solar power installation by lowering the monthly capacity charge payable to the state-owned electricity company PLN, by PLN’s industrial consumers.
Outlined below are the highlights of MEMR Regulation 13/2019 and MEMR 16/2019:
| Regulation 49/2018 | Regulation 16/2019 | Regulation 13/2019 |
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Captive electricity license/Operation License is required for installation of rooftop solar power with capacity |
The need to obtain Operation License is subject to prevailing regulations. The current regulation requires Operation License for captive power plant with capacity of >500 kVA1 |
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Operation Worthiness Certificate (Sertifikat Layak Operasi) is generally required. |
Subject to prevailing regulations. The current regulation only require Operation Worthiness Certificate for captive power plant with capacity >500 kVA |
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State-owned electricity company PLN’s industrial customers using on-grid rooftop solar power are subject to capacity charge and emergency energy charge. |
On-grid rooftop solar power users is subject to capacity charge only, payable monthly to the state-owned electricity company PLN. | |
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Capacity charge is calculated based on the prevailing regulation2 and subject to the following calculation formula: Total Net Dependable Capacity of the plant x 40 hours x applicable electricity tariff |
Capacity charge is calculated as follows: Inverter total capacity (kW) x 5 (five) hours x applicable electricity tariff |
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The regulation3 defined emergency charge as the price of electricity payable to state-owned electricity company PLN by a power plant when the power plant use PLN’s electricity in an emergency situation to supply electricity to the power plant’s customers. |
Emergency charge now eliminated. | |
| Rooftop solar power currently in operation and/or in the process of obtaining permits and installation are subject to the provisions of Regulations 13 and 16 of 2019. | ||
MEMR No 12 of 2019 on Captive Power Plant Capacity based on Operation License
MEMR Regulation No. 1 of 2017 on Parallel Operation of Power Plants with PLN's Electricity Network
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