Indonesia launches Southeast Asia's 'largest' floating solar plant

Indonesia recently inaugurated the Cirata floating solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant on a reservoir in West Java.

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It is the largest floating solar plant in Southeast Asia and one of the largest in the world.

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