Eddy Soeparno Urges Universities to Support Acceleration of Renewable Energy Transition
Deputy Chairman of the MPR from the National Mandate Party (PAN) faction, Eddy Soeparno, continued the MPR Goes to Campus series at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU) in Medan. In his presentation, Eddy emphasised the relevance of energy security amid global geopolitical turbulence.
Eddy Soeparno’s presence was welcomed directly by the Rector of UMSU Medan, Prof Agussani, along with vice-rectors and deans. It is known that UMSU has been designated as the host for the Muhammadiyah Congress in 2027.
“Among the efforts to achieve energy security is accelerating electrification and the energy transition to significantly reduce our dependence on imported energy such as crude oil and LPG,” Eddy stated in his remarks on Friday (3/4/2026).
Therefore, Eddy invited universities to support the steps taken by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, including the 100 gigawatt (GW) solar energy programme, electrification of the transportation sector, and the development of bioenergy.
“As a response to the current geopolitical situation, President Prabowo’s commitment should be supported by all parties, both political support in parliament and support from the academic community, in this case universities,” said the Doctor of Political Science from the University of Indonesia (UI).
Forms of university support that can be undertaken include preparing skilled human resources (HR) ready to work in the green industry for renewable energy development.
“Efforts to accelerate the energy transition will undoubtedly open up new green jobs that require skilled formal labour,” Eddy explained.
“These job opportunities must be filled by the nation’s own children who are ready and skilled in the green industry. Therefore, a link and match is needed between field requirements and the curriculum studied on campus,” he continued.
Eddy also hoped for university support in the form of developing renewable energy research as input for the government in making policies, particularly to accelerate the energy transition.
“Why did I initiate the MPR Goes to Campus programme? Because I believe there must be a bridge between campus research as the scientific basis for policies issued by the government,” Eddy said.
“In the end, the series of efforts to accelerate the energy transition must be enjoyed by the domestic industry, increase industrialisation, enhance our production capacity, and absorb significant numbers of formal and skilled labour from the nation’s own children,” he concluded.