Sidrap Wind Farm, Indonesia
Context
Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of more than seventeen thousand islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia currently has 33 gigawatts (GW) of operating coal-fired power generation, and is still planning to add another 31 GW. This is the fourth largest coal pipeline in the world (after China, India and Turkey) and 6% of the global share.
A significant shift from coal expansion to renewable energy generation is needed. Wind energy provides a clean and renewable energy source that is underutilised in Indonesia. Indonesia possess abundant resources for wind power, however in 2019 only 148.5 megawatts (MW) were generated from wind energy.
Project
This project supports the Phase 1 development of the Sidrap Wind Energy Project which is located in the Mattirotasi and Lainungan Villages, in Watang Pulu Sub-district, Sidrap Regency, South Sulawesi Province.
This project involves the installation of 30 wind turbines, each with an individual capacity of 2.5 MW, and a total installed capacity of 75 MW.
The specific aim of the project is to use renewable energy generated from wind to displace electricity generated primarily from coal and diesel in the existing grid. It will export 53,000 MWh of renewable energy per year to the South Sulawesi national grid – enough to power over 70,000 local homes!
The project also runs a large outreach and community programme which includes 5 clean water and sanitation deployments, improvements to three schools, and community, development and health initiatives.
Watch this video to find out a bit more about the project, and the benefits it brings to the local community.
Verification
This project is verified by the Gold Standard. You can view it on the Gold Standard registry here.
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Onshore wind turbines
Onshore wind turbines generate electricity at a utility scale, comparable to power plants. They replace fossil fuels with emissions-free electricity.
Today, 314,000 wind turbines supply nearly 4 percent of global electricity, and it will soon be much more. In 2015, a record 63 gigawatts of wind power were installed around the world.
Onshore wind farms have small footprints, typically using no more than 1 percent of the land they sit on, so grazing, farming, recreation, or conservation can happen simultaneously with power generation. What’s more, it takes one year or less to build a wind farm—quickly producing energy and a return on investment.
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
The 'Sidrap Wind Farm Project Phase 1' project aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy.
Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all.
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Read more about the Sustainable Development Goals
