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Indonesia's President Joko Widodo inaugurated a $108 million floating solar power plant in West Java, the third largest in the world with a capacity of 192 megawatt peak. The plant operates with 9 hectares of floating solar panels, providing green energy for 50,000 households. This initiative is part of Indonesia's plan to increase renewable energy sources and move away from coal. The plant is the first of its kind in Indonesia and the largest in Southeast Asia. Globally, hydropower has been the dominant renewable energy source, but solar power is gaining traction, with China also starting the construction of the world's largest offshore solar power plant in Shandong. Additionally, failing electricity grids in Africa's biggest economies are driving firms and households to adopt solar energy, as it becomes increasingly competitive and reliable. Researchers suggest that solar power is becoming so efficient that people could potentially start disconnecting from the electric grid.