Government officially launched three wind power plant projects in Sidrap, South Sulawesi with a total capacity of 545 megawatt (MW) and a total investment of US$760 million. The power plant projects are part of the 35,000 MW electricity program. These projects create employment opportunities for 2,690 people. The projects include Sidrap wind farm of 75 megawatt with investment of US$150 million.

The two other projects are coal fired power plant Punagaya with a total capacity of 2×100 megawatt and coal fired steam power plant Jeneponto with capacity of 2×135 megawatt. Both of the projects are located in the Jepeponto, South Sulawesi.

President Joko Widodo also announced the groundbreaking phase of the three projects namely coal fired power plant of Sulsel Baru 2, gas engine power plant of Luwuk, and wind power plant in Yolo. Those projects have a total capacity of 757 megawatt and a total investment of US$1.168 billion. It opens employment for 4,480 people.