The Role of Renewable Energy: Sumba Iconic Island, an Implementation of 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020

Abstract

Sumba Iconic Island is a pilot project. This project is initiated for the development of the Sumba Island as the iconic island of renewable energy. The aim of this project is to improve the access to energy through the development and utilization of new renewable energy resources. By the year of 2020, the 100 % realization of this project should be achieved. The initiative of Sumba Iconic Island on Renewable Energy has been started since 2010 by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, together with Bappenas and Hivos, a non-Governmental International organization. In November 2012, ADB also joined to accelerate the realization of this initiative. In 2013, the Norwegian Embassy in Indonesia has also taken a role in supporting the implementation of initiatives of Sumba Iconic Island. The selection of Sumba as an iconic island is based on studies. Those studies showed that the potential of renewable energy in Sumba is very large. The potential can be used as one of the main tools to drive the economic community in Sumba Island. Since it was initiated in 2011, the project has installed renewable electricity with capacity of about 5.87 MW. They consist of Micro-hydro power plant, solar power plant, Solar Water Pumping, Wind turbine generator, Biomass, Biogas, and Energy efficient furnaces.