JAKARTA \u2014 Suroso Isnandar\u2019s leadership as president director of\nstate-owned electricity company PT PLN (Persero) is expected to maintain\nthe continuity of the company\u2019s transformation, particularly in\ndeveloping new and renewable energy. His experience in risk management\nand project management is seen as an asset in continuing strategic\nprogrammes initiated under the leadership of Darmawan Prasodjo.<\/p>\n
PLN independent commissioner Andi Arief said a change of president\ndirector was a normal organisational development. He was optimistic that\nSuroso could continue PLN\u2019s transformation while overseeing the national\nelectricity development agenda.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn my view, this change is nothing unusual. Mr Darmawan Prasodjo has\nbeen at PLN for quite a long time. He served as a commissioner, deputy\npresident director and then president director,\u201d Andi said in a\nstatement received on Friday (16 October 2026).<\/p>\n
Andi said continuity in the transformation was important during the\nleadership change at PLN. Suroso had previously served as director of\nrisk management and as a director responsible for project management and\nnew and renewable energy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis ensures continuity. We hope Mr Suroso can continue the\ntransformation carried out by Mr Darmawan Prasodjo, with the many\nchanges made at PLN. So, in my view, there is no problem with this\nchange,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Andi said Suroso\u2019s experience was relevant to PLN\u2019s agenda of\naccelerating electricity infrastructure development and increasing the\nuse of renewable energy. The company has several power-generation\ndevelopment programmes that need to be implemented gradually over the\ncoming years.<\/p>\n
One key item is the plan to add generating capacity by 2034. Andi\nsaid the planned new capacity amounted to about 59 gigawatts (GW), with\nrenewables accounting for around 70 per cent.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking at the plan through to 2034, around 70 per cent of the\nplanned power plants will use renewable energy. In the future,\ntherefore, we will develop various energy sources, from solar, hydro and\nwind to nuclear,\u201d Andi said.<\/p>\n
Developing the power plants will require infrastructure readiness,\nproject planning and regulatory support. Andi said all these aspects\nneeded to be prepared so that construction could meet the needs of the\nnational electricity system.<\/p>\n
Alongside solar, hydro and wind power plants, Andi also referred to\nplans to develop nuclear power. However, the project\u2019s implementation is\nstill awaiting government policy decisions, including choices on its\nlocation and construction stages.<\/p>\n
Andi also said PLN had drawn up plans for more than 700 electricity\nprojects that need to be prepared for implementation. The projects must\npass through several procedures, from planning to tendering, before\nconstruction can begin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are now more than 700 projects that have been designed.\nProcedures still need to be completed, from planning through to\ntendering. After that, power-plant construction can begin gradually,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
Andi expected some power projects to enter the construction phase in\n2027. Their implementation is expected to increase investment in the\nelectricity sector and create opportunities for supporting industries,\ngoods and services suppliers, and workers.<\/p>\n
According to Andi, power-plant construction will also play an\nimportant role in meeting the country\u2019s growing electricity needs. A\nreliable electricity supply is one of the factors supporting industrial\nactivity and economic growth.<\/p>\n
At the same time, PLN\u2019s transformation needs to remain aligned with\ngovernment energy policy. Andi referred to President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s\ndirection to accelerate the company\u2019s transformation, particularly in\nsupport of renewable energy development.<\/p>\n
He hoped Suroso\u2019s project-management experience would help PLN\nmaintain continuity in its programmes while accelerating power-plant\ndevelopment. Projects must also take account of efficiency,\ninfrastructure readiness and the needs of the electricity system.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe important thing is to continue the transformation already under\nway and accelerate power-plant construction. We hope the planned\nprojects can soon move into the construction phase,\u201d Andi said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/commissioner-optimistic-suroso-isnandar-will-continue-plns-transformation-1792126288", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }