Vanda RE selects Black & Veatch as Owner’s Engineer for Indonesian Solar-Plus-Storage Project

In another milestone for the highly-anticipated cross-border project by Vanda RE Pte Ltd, the company today announced that Black & Veatch, a global leader in human critical infrastructure solutions, will serve as Owner’s Engineer for the groundbreaking Vanda Solar & Battery Project in the Riau Islands, Indonesia.

With rising energy demand in Southeast Asia, Indonesia is growing in its deployment of solar-plus-storage solutions to help meet energy needs across the region.

Black & Veatch will provide the overall project engineering design and procurement services for the solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS), PV inverter solutions, high-voltage (HV) substations; HV transmission lines; jetties, and other supporting infrastructure for Vanda RE’s project.

Vanda RE is a joint venture company co-owned by Gurīn Energy Pte Ltd and Gentari through Gentari International Renewables Pte Ltd. Vanda RE’s innovative project is underpinned by 2 gigawatt peak (GWp) of solar PV installed capacity and 4.4 gigawatt hours (GWh) of battery storage and is part of a green economic corridor being developed between Indonesia and Singapore.

Projects within the green economic corridor, such as the Vanda Solar & Battery Project, will incentivise leading clean tech manufacturers to invest in Indonesia’s clean technology supply chains and industries. This generates a positive knock-on effect for the Indonesian economy by lowering the cost of domestic renewable energy development in the long term and boosting the attractiveness of Indonesia as a destination for sectors dependent on green energy.

Jerin Raj, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Black & Veatch, said: “The Vanda Solar & Battery Project affirms that the energy transition can advance both economic and environmental goals. With more than 50 years’ experience in Indonesia and more than 55 gigawatts (GW) of experience with large solar and BESS projects around the world, Black & Veatch is ready to utilise best practices for this critical regional project.”

Enda Ginting, Country Manager, Indonesia of Gurīn Energy, said: “We are delighted to welcome Black & Veatch to the Vanda Solar & Battery Project team. The company shares our belief in the transformative impact the project will have on Southeast Asia’s renewable energy landscape and for Indonesia’s sustainable development as a clean tech hub in the years to come. We are confident that this collaboration will help Gurīn Energy and Vanda RE advance our mission to accelerate the energy transition in Asia.”

In May 2025, Vanda RE also announced the signing of a framework supply agreement with a leading solar technology company for up to 1 GW of solar panels for the Vanda Solar & Battery Project.

About Vanda RE

Vanda RE is a joint venture company co-owned by Gurīn Energy and Gentari to develop renewable energy projects in Asia. Vanda RE is committed to meeting the highest social, environmental and governance criteria wherever it operates. The company is developing a utility-scale solar power plant and battery energy storage system in the Riau Islands as part of the Indonesian and Singapore governments’ plan to establish a green electricity cooperation corridor between the two countries.

About Black & Veatch Black & Veatch is a 100-percent employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people around the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most important infrastructure and energy assets. Follow us on www.bv.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.

About Gentari

Gentari is focused on delivering the solutions required to put clean energy into action today, to transform how we live tomorrow. Gentari's three initial core pillars of Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Green Mobility form a comprehensive portfolio of solutions to help customers in their decarbonisation journey. Its mission is to be the leading Commercial and Industrial (C&I) and utility-scale renewable energy developer, a scale hydrogen producer and go-to industry partner, and Asia Pacific’s leading green mobility solutions partner. In the long term, Gentari aims to be the most valued clean energy solutions partner, creating greater impact, connecting businesses, and making the journey to a net zero future, possible.

About Gurīn Energy

Gurīn Energy Pte Ltd is a Singapore-headquartered renewable energy developer. Its team of approximately 90 people across North Asia and South-East Asia is focused on the development, ownership and operation of solar, wind and BESS assets. Gurīn Energy currently has approximately 7GW of solar, wind and storage projects in various stages of development in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, South Korea and Japan.

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