Potential areas for the development of renewable energy system in Kepulauan Seribu: a case study for households in Pari Island, Tidung Island, and Pramuka Island

Abstract

Kepulauan Seribu is a group of islands in the Java Sea where electricity source uses submarine cables that that can be damaged of damage the marine ecosystem. Whereas the government decides the Kepulauan Seribu region to be a Special Economic Zone that requires a strong electricity condition and sufficient electricity supply. Households as economic drivers have very high electricity consumption compared to other sectors in Kepulauan Seribu. The aim of this study was to analyze the potential areas for developing renewable energy systems that are appropriate for regions with high levels of electricity consumption. The method used in this study is Multi-Criteria Decission Making (MCDM) with an Analytical Hierarchy Procesess (AHP) weighting technique. The result shows that renewable energy that potentially developed in Kepulauan Seribu is Solar Energy whereas wind energy offshore has a low potential. The findings show that solar energy has high potential to be developed in the Kepulauan Seribu region. Meanwhile offshore wind energy has low potential to be developed in Kepulauan Seribu. The energy that can be generated by the PV system on Tidung Island is 108,505 kWh/m2/day, Par i Island is 66,976 kWh/m2/day, and Pramuka Island is 18,845 kWh/m2/day/day.