NTB studies clean energy supergrid project feasibility

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Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA) - The West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government said a feasibility study is needed for a proposed clean energy supergrid linking the Lesser Sunda Islands, as the project requires major undersea transmission infrastructure.

West Nusa Tenggara Energy and Mineral Resources Office Head Samsudin said the study followed challenges to the province’s plan to build a wide-area electricity transmission network.

“Our consultations with the Energy Ministry’s Directorate General of Electricity showed that becoming a supergrid is not easy because it requires undersea transmission networks,” he said on Sunday.

The provincial Energy Office said renewable energy currently accounts for 25 percent of West Nusa Tenggara’s energy mix, above the national average of 15.75 percent.

Indonesia’s national installed renewable energy capacity currently stands at 15,630 megawatts (MW), according to the ministry’s data.

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