JAKARTA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government said on Wednesday that the country is ready to begin supplying electricity to neighboring Singapore.
Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said that Singapore would offtake or buy electricity from Indonesia's solar power plants in Batam, Bintan and Karimun islands.
"We are currently preparing multiple transmission channels to Singapore to minimize the risks associated with maintenance and outages, as the area experiences heavy transportation traffic," Hartarto said at the 2nd Asia Zero Emission Community Ministerial Meeting in Jakarta.
Indonesia's plan to export electricity to Singapore has been in place since April, following a meeting between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in West Java. Singapore requires four gigawatts of low-carbon electricity by 2035, with two gigawatts expected to be imported from Indonesia. ■