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The new headquarters for the Indonesian state-owned energy company will be the tallest tower in Indonesia with designs to harness energy from the wind. The Pertamina Energy Tower is expected to reach a height of 530 meters in Jakarta, almost doubling Indonesia’s tallest tower, the 269-meter-tall Cemindo Tower, also located in Jakarta. The tower features a rounded top, opening up at the crown, revealing a “wind funnel,” built to take advantage of the wind speeds at the upper floors to generate energy. Billed as a “beacon of energy,” the tower will also be “precisely calibrated for Jakarta’s proximity to the equator, the tower’s curved facade will mitigate solar heat gain throughout the year,” according to SOM.