Suggested routes, by role
2 days, 5 stages, 64 sessions — you can't see it all, so don't try. Pick the route that matches your job and follow the timeline. Thumbs it up if it worked.
The Roll-out Builder
For developers, EPCs and network planners who have to get solar, storage and microgrids built across Indonesia's islands.
How to move from pilot to deployment in remote and off-grid areas, covering rural electrification, diesel replacement and the installation reality on the ground.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 11 November
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10:30
Keynote KEYNOTE PANEL: Electrifying 80,000 Villages Across the Archipelago: Can Distributed Solar Deliver at Scale?
Sets the scale of the challenge: 80,000 villages and whether distributed solar can reach them.
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11:40
Stage 3 PRESENTATION: Scaling Community-Level Solar Projects Across Remote Indonesia
A practical look at what scaling community solar across remote Indonesia takes.
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13:40
Stage 3 PRESENTATION: Rural Electrification Challenges and Opportunities in Indonesia: Unlocking Sustainable Energy Access and Partnership Opportunities with PLN Group
PLN Group sets out where it wants partners, so you can see where the roll-out opportunities are.
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14:20
Stage 2 PRESENTATION: Rapid Deployment Solar + Storage for Diesel Replacement in C&I and Remote Operations
Fast solar-plus-storage packages for replacing diesel in C&I and remote operations.
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15:00
Stage 2 PANEL: What Will Enable Faster Deployment of Rural Electrification in Indonesia
Closes the day on what is actually blocking faster rural roll-out, and how to unblock it.
Day 2 — Thursday, 12 November
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10:20
Stage 1 KEYNOTE PANEL: Accelerating Rural Electrification, Decarbonization & Diesel Replacement
Brings rural electrification, decarbonisation and diesel replacement into one conversation.
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11:20
Stage 3 TECHNICAL WORKSHOP (1HR): Solar Mounting Systems, Real-World Installation Challenges and Solutions
Real-world installation problems and fixes from people who have already hit them.
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13:20
Stage 1 PANEL: PV+BESS for Industrial Power Stability: Solving Reliability Challenges
Shows how PV+BESS solves reliability problems at industrial sites, which is a strong deployment case.
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14:20
Stage 1 FIRESIDE CHAT: More Installed Projects Than License Cap: Is Indonesia's Installation Capacity Holding Back Growth?
A frank discussion of whether installer capacity and licence caps will limit the roll-out.
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15:00
Stage 2 ROUNDTABLE 1-B by CastleAsia: From Targets to System Readiness: How Should Indonesia Sequence Solar, Storage, Grid and EV Investment?
Helps you sequence solar, storage, grid and EV investment so your projects line up with system readiness.
The Capital Allocator
For board members, investors and lenders deciding where to put capital in Indonesia's solar, storage and grid build-out.
What makes projects bankable, who carries the risk, and where the financing bottlenecks sit between pipeline and financial close.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 11 November
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09:20
Keynote KEYNOTE: Planning for 100 GW: National Priorities to Deliver Indonesia's Solar Energy Transition
The national 100 GW plan sets the size of the investable opportunity.
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11:40
Stage 2 PANEL: What Will It Take to Scale Utility-Scale Solar in Indonesia
Names the conditions that must be met before utility-scale solar can scale.
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12:20
Stage 2 PRESENTATION: Solar Ambitions: What Actually Unlocks Investment in Utility Scale Projects?
Cuts through the targets to what actually unlocks investment in utility-scale projects.
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14:00
Stage 2 PRESENTATION: Alternative Business Models for Grid Financing in Indonesia
New models for grid financing that could open up capital for a still-underfunded asset class.
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15:40
Stage 2 PRESENTATION: Bankable on Paper, Stuck in Reality: Breaking the Financing Bottlenecks
Explains why projects that look bankable on paper still stall, and how to break the bottlenecks.
Day 2 — Thursday, 12 November
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09:30
Stage 1 KEYNOTE PROJECT SHOWCASE & PANEL "Indonesia's Priority Solar Projects: From Pipeline to Delivery"
Shows which priority projects are moving from pipeline to delivery.
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11:20
Stage 1 PRESENTATION: Powering Indonesia's Data Centre Boom: Can Solar & Storage Keep Up with AI-Driven Demand
Data-centre demand is an offtake story with the potential to attract new investment.
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12:00
Stage 2 PRESENTATION: 50 GW Local Manufacturing Push: How Indonesia Will Build a Solar Supply Chain for National Deployment
A 50 GW local manufacturing push changes supply-chain risk and the investment case.
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13:40
Stage 2 ROUNDTABLE 1-A by CastleAsia: From Pipeline to Financial Close: Who Must Carry the Risk in Indonesia's Solar Expansion?
A direct discussion of who must carry the risk between pipeline and financial close.
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15:00
Stage 1 PANEL: Energy Storage Economics in Indonesia: What Must Change to Bring Costs Down and Reach Scale?
Shows what has to change on storage costs before it becomes a scalable investment.
The Charging Operator
For charge point operators and eMSPs building and running EV charging networks in Indonesia.
How the market scales: standards and interoperability, fleet and two-wheeler demand, and the shift from plain charging to grid-connected energy assets.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 11 November
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09:40
Keynote KEYNOTE: Establishing a Safe Electric Vehicle Ecosystem
The safety and ecosystem rules you will be operating under.
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11:40
Stage 4 PANEL: Are we ready for EV scale by 2030? Aligning policy, utilities and private capital
Tests whether policy, utilities and private capital are ready for the 2030 EV volumes.
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13:20
Stage 4 PANEL: Why Isn't EV Charging Scaling Faster? Uncomfortable Realities and Practical Solutions
An honest look at what is holding charging back, with practical fixes.
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14:40
Stage 4 PRESENTATION: Standardisation and interoperability – why Indonesia must avoid a fragmented charging market
Makes the case for avoiding a fragmented charging market, which matters for roaming and eMSP strategy.
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15:00
Stage 4 PANEL: From pilot to scale – buses, logistics and ride-hailing electrification
Fleet customers in buses, logistics and ride-hailing are where utilisation is most likely to come from.
Day 2 — Thursday, 12 November
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11:40
Stage 4 PANEL: Scaling EV ecosystems – What Indonesia Can Learn from Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia
Lessons from Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia on what worked and what didn't.
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13:40
Stage 4 PANEL: EVs as Energy Assets: Connecting the Battery Value Chain, Circularity, Renewable Energy and the Grid
Frames EVs as energy assets, a possible new revenue stream for operators.
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14:20
Stage 4 PRESENTATION: Preparing the grid for bidirectional charging and distributed storage
Covers what the grid needs before bidirectional charging can work at scale.
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15:00
Stage 4 PANEL: Are OEMs, Charging, and Battery Suppliers Ready for Full Localization and Electrification?
Shows whether OEMs, charging and battery suppliers can keep up with localisation and electrification.
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15:40
Stage 4 PRESENTATION: Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and implementation strategies of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) in Indonesia
Gives the V2G cost-benefit numbers, useful for checking whether a V2G business case holds up.
The Policy Navigator
For regulators, government advisers and policy analysts shaping Indonesia's solar, grid and EV frameworks.
How national targets connect to system readiness, covering solar roll-out, EV standards, local manufacturing and battery end-of-life.
Day 1 — Wednesday, 11 November
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09:20
Keynote KEYNOTE: Planning for 100 GW: National Priorities to Deliver Indonesia's Solar Energy Transition
Starts with the national priorities for the 100 GW solar transition.
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10:30
Keynote KEYNOTE PANEL: Electrifying 80,000 Villages Across the Archipelago: Can Distributed Solar Deliver at Scale?
Tests whether distributed solar can reach the villages that policy targets.
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11:40
Stage 2 PANEL: What Will It Take to Scale Utility-Scale Solar in Indonesia
Shows which regulatory and market levers matter most for utility-scale solar.
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13:20
Stage 4 PANEL: Why Isn't EV Charging Scaling Faster? Uncomfortable Realities and Practical Solutions
The uncomfortable realities holding EV charging back, many of them policy-shaped.
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14:40
Stage 4 PRESENTATION: Standardisation and interoperability – why Indonesia must avoid a fragmented charging market
Argues for interoperability standards before the charging market fragments.
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15:40
Stage 4 PANEL: Diesel vs B50 vs EV: What Actually Works for Heavy Transport and Logistics in Indonesia?
Compares diesel, B50 and EV for heavy transport, a real fuel-policy trade-off.
Day 2 — Thursday, 12 November
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10:20
Stage 1 KEYNOTE PANEL: Accelerating Rural Electrification, Decarbonization & Diesel Replacement
Brings rural electrification and diesel replacement into the policy frame.
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11:20
Stage 4 PRESENTATION: Designing Indonesia's end-of-life battery system before volumes surge
Argues for designing the battery end-of-life system before volumes surge, rather than after.
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12:00
Stage 2 PRESENTATION: 50 GW Local Manufacturing Push: How Indonesia Will Build a Solar Supply Chain for National Deployment
Looks at what a 50 GW local manufacturing push means for the solar supply chain.
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13:40
Stage 2 ROUNDTABLE 1-A by CastleAsia: From Pipeline to Financial Close: Who Must Carry the Risk in Indonesia's Solar Expansion?
A candid discussion of who should carry the risk in Indonesia's solar expansion.
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15:00
Stage 2 ROUNDTABLE 1-B by CastleAsia: From Targets to System Readiness: How Should Indonesia Sequence Solar, Storage, Grid and EV Investment?
Ends on how to sequence solar, storage, grid and EV investment so the system holds together.