Improving Skills for the Electricity Sector in Indonesia

By Asian Development Bank

This publication presents findings from a study that analyzes trends in the demand and supply of skills in Indonesia’s electricity sector. The study explores the sector’s labor needs in terms of skill type, quantity, and location. It compares these needs with what skills are available, and at what level, to identify gaps. The study provides recommendations for skills providers, industries, and the government on how to improve partnerships among those actors to address the gaps. This publication is timely given the electricity sector’s crucial role in Indonesia’s development as the country experiences rapid changes due to technology and innovation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Release date: Nov 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9789292691448

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I. Indonesia’s Electricity Sector

Indonesia’s Power Sector Outlook

Indonesia’s industrialization and impressive economic development over the past few decades have resulted in rising living standards and rapid urbanization, all of which have had significant impacts on its power generation needs.

The Government of Indonesia, along with the state-owned power utility State Electricity Corporation (PLN), has made remarkable progress in improving the country’s electrification rate from 66% in 2009 to 88.3% in 2015, with a near 100% electrification target for 2026. According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR), key provinces like Bali have achieved 100% electrification as of 2019, while others range between 92% and