Midsummer and Metalogika have announced plans to launch a solar PV manufacturing JV in Indonesia  
It would start with 20 MW of annual production capacity, and could be expanded to 200 MW  
The project still requires approvals, financing, joint-venture formation, and final equipment agreements 
Swedish solar technology company Midsummer AB and Indonesian technology company PT Metalogika Rekayasa Sistem plan to launch a new thin-film solar PV manufacturing platform in Indonesia. The planned capacity is 20 MW to begin with, but it may expand to GW-scale.  
Under a binding investment and industrialization framework agreement, the duo plans to focus on lightweight and flexible thin-film solar cells and PV modules. After successful commissioning and operation, Metalogika and Midsummer intend to assess expansion to 200 MW to support Indonesia’s growing solar ambitions (see Indonesia Launches 100 GW Solar Program With 5.3 GW Rollout).   
Further growth toward gigawatt-scale capacity could also be considered, subject to market demand, financing, operating performance, and future investment decisions. 
Midsummer will supply the manufacturing equipment and related services to the new Indonesian joint venture (JV) and take a minority ownership stake in it. The initial equipment package is expected to include the Swedish firm’s DUO system for thin-film solar cell production. 
Equipment procurement will begin after the JV is incorporated and agreed conditions are met. The companies said this structure will allow them to establish the required Indonesian investment and import framework before bringing the manufacturing equipment into the country. 
Midsummer CEO Eric Jaremalm said, “Our ambition is to build a long-term industrial partnership in Indonesia, combining Midsummer’s technology and manufacturing experience with Metalogika’s Indonesian industrial capabilities.” 
The companies aim to develop Indonesia as a manufacturing location that could initially serve the domestic market and later support opportunities in Southeast Asia and other markets. Metalogika President Director Firrisky Nurtomo said the first facility would provide a starting point for building greater solar manufacturing capacity in Indonesia. 
“The initial facility gives us a practical starting point while the longer-term roadmap provides a pathway toward significantly greater Indonesian manufacturing capacity,” Nurtomo said. 
Midsummer recently put its plans to develop a 200 MW solar cell factory on its home turf in Sweden on hold, following the rejection of an investment grant from the government (see Midsummer Puts EU-Backed 200 MW Swedish Solar Factory On Hold).  
The Swedish company is also exploring a 200 MW solar cell factory in Thailand with Saab AB while it strengthens its foothold in Italy (see Sweden’s Midsummer Exploring Thailand For Thin-Film Cell Production).  
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