Renewable Energy on the Rise, Suryanesia’s CEO Is Optimistic for Solar Panel Expansion

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - As the Indonesian government pushes its energy transition agenda toward the Net Zero Emission target, Suryanesia Founder and CEO Rheza Adhihusada remains optimistic about the growth of renewable energy, particularly through the expansion of the solar panel business in the country.

As one of the national solar energy developers supporting Indonesian companies in adopting solar power, Suryanesia appreciates the government’s continued support for the sector.

Through its Solar-as-a-Service model, Suryanesia enables factories and shopping malls to install solar panels with zero upfront investment, allowing clients to reduce electricity costs while contributing to the country’s clean energy targets.

“We welcome the latest 2025–2034 RUPTL, which is the greenest RUPTL to date. It targets an additional 53 GW of renewable energy and storage capacity, a major jump from the previous target of 21 GW,” Rheza said on CNBC Indonesia’s Squawk Box program (Friday, 17 October 2025).

Of the 53 GW, around 17 GW will come from solar energy the largest share among all sources.

“We’re very pleased to be allocated this level of capacity. We see this as extremely positive,” Rheza added.

The development of renewable energy, especially Solar Power Plants (PLTS), is backed by PLN’s 2025-2034 RUPTL, which outlines an additional 42.6 GW of renewable power capacity.

Although Indonesia’s solar power capacity is still relatively low, Rheza remains optimistic, noting significant growth over the past year. “If we look at the data for the rooftop solar sector, in May 2024 the installed capacity was only around 192 MWp. It has now risen to 708 MWp, meaning that in roughly one year the capacity has grown almost fourfold,” Rheza emphasized.

Beyond the environmental benefits, this growth in clean energy capacity also has a positive impact on job creation. “According to PLN’s projections, this will generate approximately 760,000 jobs in the renewable energy sector,” he said.

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