Indonesia aims to expand its renewable energy capacity to 21 GW by 2030. To manage this growth, G-PST is working with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity provider and grid system operator, Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), to provide critical insights for the design, procurement, and integration of cutting–edge, renewable–energy-ready grid management systems.
Activities and Impacts
Control center modernization: PLN designed a new Java-Bali grid control center to modernize grid operations and improve system reliability. G-PST provided technical input for the feasibility study for a new control center for Java-Bali to help ensure it would be designed to handle the increased complexity and variability of increased renewable energy.
PLN also worked with G-PST via global experts from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Electric Power Research Institute to develop a control room roadmap for its Sulawesi power system. This roadmap supports a clear strategic plan for modernizing grid management in the region and enables the Sulawesi grid to be well prepared for efficiently integrating and managing renewable energy. Current activities will be incorporated to support meetings with Det Norske Veritas so that the control room of the future roadmap can be applied to the new control room.
Peer learning: PLN is participating in peer-learning sessions with G-PST’s system operator and technical institution network. These sessions focus on priority topics, knowledge exchange, and capacity-building.
In 2022, the peer-learning sessions were organized into a 10-part training series on managing variable renewable energy integration and advanced grid operations, with participation from PLN leadership, California Independent System Operator, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Electric Power Research Institute, EirGrid, Hawaiian Electric, Danish Technical University, and the Australian Energy Market Operator.
Additionally, PLN staff have completed fellowships with the California Independent System Operator to attain hands-on experience and exposure to cutting-edge grid management techniques, further enhancing their ability to support Indonesia’s renewable energy targets.