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Solar power in Indonesia. Four solar farms on an island grid that runs mostly on fossil fuels.
This project is a group of four solar installations at Pringgabaya, on the Indonesian island of Lombok. They feed clean electricity into a grid that runs mostly on fossil fuels.
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- Pringgabaya, Indonesia
- 8.5°S, 116.6°E
In short
- Where: Pringgabaya, on the island of Lombok, Indonesia.
- What: Four solar installations with a combined capacity of 42 megawatts. Ecologi lists the project as previously funded.
- Who: Ecologi’s page does not name the company that built or runs the solar farms.
- Why: Indonesia relies heavily on coal and plans to build more. Solar power offers a clean alternative.
Why Indonesia
Indonesia lies between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is made up of more than seventeen thousand islands, among them Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi and parts of Borneo and New Guinea.
It burns a great deal of coal. Ecologi’s page says the country has 33 gigawatts of coal-fired power stations running and plans to add another 31 gigawatts. That is the fourth largest set of planned coal plants in the world, after China, India and Turkey, and 6% of the global total.
Ecologi says a big shift from coal to renewable energy is needed, and that Indonesia is well placed to make it. The country has great potential for wind, solar and geothermal power.
How the project cuts emissions
Solar panels turn sunlight into electricity. No fossil fuel is burned to make it.
The saving comes from what the solar power replaces. The grid on Lombok is dominated by fossil fuels. Every unit of electricity the solar farms supply is one that does not have to be made by burning those fuels.
The project in figures
Ecologi’s page for this project is short and has no timeline of dated updates. None of the figures below carries a date, so please read them as a description of the project and not as current results.
- Size. A total capacity of 42 megawatts across four solar installations: three of 7 megawatts each and one of 21 megawatts.
- Emissions. An estimated 34,000 tonnes of CO2e avoided each year. CO2e means carbon dioxide equivalent. This is an estimate, not a measured total.
- Jobs. 69 local jobs.
- Community. 18 community development activities. The page does not say what they are.
Who does the work
Ecologi’s page does not name the company that developed or runs the solar farms, so we will not guess. What it does say is that the project provides local jobs and runs community activities alongside the power generation.
How the project is checked
We do not choose or run the projects ourselves. They are selected by Ecologi, and this one carries its “Carbon Project Ecologi Approved” mark.
It is also checked from outside. Ecologi says the project is verified by the Gold Standard and links to its entry on the Gold Standard registry, where it is project 2055.
What Printlogik has funded here
Ecologi keeps a public record of the projects each of its members has helped to fund. That record names this project among those Printlogik’s contributions have gone to, through the Print A Tree Project. Ecologi does not publish a figure for us project by project, so we cannot tell you how much of the work here was paid for by our orders, and we will not guess. Our total across all the carbon projects we have supported is shown on the Print A Tree page.
Ecologi now lists this project as previously funded, so new contributions no longer go to it. Every order we print still helps: the contribution is made for you through Ecologi and goes to the projects it is funding today.
How your order gets here
- You order printAny order, of any size. There is nothing to tick and nothing extra to pay.
- We make a contributionEach invoice triggers a contribution from Printlogik to Ecologi.
- Emissions are cutEcologi funds projects like this one, and records what we have funded in public.
The UN global goals it supports
The United Nations has set 17 Sustainable Development Goals for a fairer, healthier planet by 2030. Ecologi records this project as supporting 4 of them.
- 3Good health and well-being
- 7Affordable and clean energy
- 8Decent work and economic growth
- 13Climate action
Where it is
Pringgabaya, Indonesia · 8.5°S, 116.6°E
| Location | Pringgabaya, Indonesia |
|---|---|
| Type of project | Solar power |
| Status | Ecologi lists it as previously funded and no longer takes contributions for it |
| Full record | See it on Ecologi |
Questions
Solar power in Indonesia, answered
Where is the project?
At Pringgabaya, on the island of Lombok in Indonesia.
How big is it?
42 megawatts in total, across four solar installations: three of 7 megawatts and one of 21 megawatts.
How does solar power cut emissions?
The panels make electricity without burning fuel. That power takes the place of electricity from fossil fuels, which dominate the local grid.
Does this project plant trees?
No. It is a carbon project. It cuts greenhouse gas emissions and plants no trees.
Is the project still running?
Ecologi lists it as previously funded, so it no longer takes new contributions through Ecologi. The page gives no dated updates on the solar farms themselves.
How does my print order help?
Every Printlogik order funds tree planting and carbon reduction through Ecologi, at no extra cost to you. Ecologi’s public record names this project among those our contributions have gone to. New orders fund the projects Ecologi supports today.
Can I check this?
Yes. Ecologi publishes the project and links to its entry on the Gold Standard registry. Our public profile can be reached from the Print A Tree page.
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