Jakarta mosque leads the way on renewable energy

Jakarta's Grand Istiqlal Mosque is busy with worshippers this Ramadan. This year, they are being encouraged to donate to boost the mosque's green credentials.A major renovation in 2019 installed more than 500 solar panels on the mosque's expansive roof.

The solar panels are now a major source of Istiqlal's electricity use.The mosque has also encouraged an energy waqf — a type of donation in Islam that continues to bear fruit over time — to grow its capacity to make renewable power.The mosque's climate push is just one example of different “Green Ramadan” initiatives in Indonesia and around the world that promote an array of changes during the Muslim holy month.