Some Indonesian solar manufacturers, like PT Nusa Solar, have been identified as being operated by Chinese-backed companies. (Photo: PT Nusa Solar)
As the U.S. weighs tightening trade actions against Chinese solar companies for alleged circumvention of duties, Indonesian solar firms believe domestic demand could absorb potential losses from decreased exports.
Experts say U.S. manufacturers are urging stronger enforcement partly due to rapid technological shifts, which require them to break even within three to five years—or risk permanently falling behind China.
Local manufacturers confident domestic market can fill export gap
Beny Sulaiman, Business Development and Commercial Director at PT Jembo Energindo, an Indonesian solar module producer, said that with sufficient government support, Indonesia’s local market could take in much of the nation’s solar production. He argued that the impact of U.S. tariffs on Indonesian manufacturers would therefore be limited.
