An article by Ryan Wong and David Silalahi appeared in Fulcrum today, exploring the need for renewable energy in Indonesia, and the likely affordable cost. Indonesia could reap huge benefits from using and exporting renewable energy, but there are some technical, financial, and regulatory hurdles that must be tackled.
The figure above shows thousands of possible pumped hydro locations in Indonesia – this image from NationalMap shows locations on Java, Bali, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara and surrounding islands.