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Jokowi’s 2019: South Sulawesi
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is in South Sulawesi. On Monday (July 2), he inaugurated the first ever wind-turbine power plants in the country in Sidenreng Rappang (Sidrap) and Jeneponto regencies. This is Jokowi’ second visit to the province this year and his eighth as the President of the Republic. South Sulawesi, as we all know, is the most populous province in the eastern part of the country.
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After years of low commitment in Indonesia, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), a self-sustaining US Government agency helping American businesses to invest in emerging markets, returned to Indonesia with US$120 million of financing for the country’s first major windpower two years ago.
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Indonesia will soon see commercial operation of the first major wind power plant. As of this week, 20 out of 30 turbines for Sidrap wind farm in South Sulawesi have been installed with combined power generating capacity of 50 MW. They’re ready to be connected to PLN’s power grid in the area.
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