Tragedy haunts community near Sumatra’s largest floating solar farm

Published on March 13, 2025

A joint venture between Indonesia’s state-owned electricity utility PLN and Saudi developer ACWA Power says it remains on track to build Sumatra’s largest floating solar power array on Lake Singkarak by 2027.

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