Indonesian Island MicroGrids Webinar- the Indonesia Terang Program

On May 2nd/3rd the U.S. Embassy of Jakarta and the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) will host a webinar on the commercial opportunities for US firms in the “Bright Indonesia” rural electrification program. An expert from the ministry will present on the program followed by a moderated question and answer session.

The Webinar will feature a presentation by Mr. Fazlur Hassan, Policy Analyst, Renewable Energy Acceleration Unit

Mr. Fazlur Hassan is a core member of the action team appointed by Minister Said and President Jokowi to accelerate the adoption of renewable energy throughout Indonesia. His presentation will include;

• Indonesian Terang (“Bright Indonesia”) – electrification goals for Indonesia’s 12,000 villages without power through micro-grids/micro-utilities
• Distribution of communities without access to power
• Indonesia Terang regional focus areas
• Regulatory and investment structure for establishment and operation of micro-utilities
• Business models for microgrid
• Overall goals for renewable energy
• Energy generation mix
• Economics: Resilience Energy Fund, feed-in-tariffs, subsidies
• Opportunities for U.S. business
• Needed technologies
• moderated Q&A

• Battery and energy storage
• All forms of renewable energy (especially at a micro or medium scale)
• Fossil power for micro and distributed generation
• Microgrid power distribution and control technologies
• EPC for microgrid application
• Smart meters
• Billing, collections, and customer service technologies
• Microgrid developers
• Financial services