Nur Pamudji: Future Developments and Challenges in Electricity
On Friday, March 16, 2012 at 09.00 WIB, at the West Hall of ITB, a public lecture on electricity was held. This lecture was attended by students majoring in Electrical Engineering and Electrical Power Engineering from undergraduate to doctoral level. Present as a speaker in the public lecture organized by the STEI ITB Electricity Research Group was the President Director of PT. PLN Persero, Nur Pamudji who presented the theme of the Development and Challenges of Electricity in the Future.
In this 2-hour lecture, the 1985 ITB Electrical Engineering graduate explained that the main challenges of the electricity sector are as follows:
- Economic growth & improvement in living standards
- Population growth will continue to increase
- Demand for more diverse and environmentally friendly primary energy sources
- Electricity prices need to be stable at a reasonable level
He also explained that electricity innovation in Indonesia has begun using robots to assist with electrical work. The application of HVDC technology in new power transitions is planned for Indonesia in the Sumatra-Java and Riau (Indonesia)-Malacca (Malaysia) sections. Furthermore, PLN also envisions developing electric motorcycles in the future.
A brief profile of Mr. Nur Pamudji, Direktur Utama PT. PLN taken from http://www.pln.co.id/?page_id=3185 , Nur Pamudji was inaugurated as President Director of PLN on November 1, 2011, replacing Dahlan Iskan. He previously served as Director of Primary Energy in December 2009. He previously served as General Manager of PLN P3B Java-Bali in April 2008. In addition, he also served as Manager of Java-Bali Power Plant Operation System (2005-2008) and Transmission Manager for South Sulawesi Area (2001-2002). From 2004 to 2005, he led the PLN Human Resources Competency System Development Team. He joined the Company in 1985 as a Power Plant Operation System Engineer (1985-2001). He earned a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia in 1985, then continued his postgraduate education at the Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia in 1995 and a Master of Public Management from the National University of Singapore in 2003.