Five Indonesian Employees Visit Clean Energy Projects in China
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Five employees of PT Datang DSSP Power Indonesia took part in a study visit to several clean energy projects in China to learn about the management of integrated power plants and the use of smart operations and maintenance technologies.
Together with eight employees from Uzbekistan, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, they took part in a 12-day programme organised by China Datang Corporation Ltd, a Chinese energy company. The programme concluded at the company’s headquarters in Beijing on 21 October 2026.
During the visit, participants toured several facilities, including Guanyinyan Hydropower Station, Jinpingxi Wind Farm, Laoyingyan Photovoltaic Power Station and Xinping Energy Storage Station in south-western China.
The visit provided an overview of how hydropower, wind and solar generation are integrated with energy storage systems to ensure a stable supply of clean electricity.
In this system, hydropower is the main clean energy source during the flood season, while wind and solar power supplement supply in the dry season. Energy storage is used to reduce short-term fluctuations in output.
According to the company, the integrated system generates more than 10 billion kilowatt-hours of clean electricity a year, equivalent to a reduction of more than one million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
Denny Fernando Sitorus, an employee at PT Datang DSSP’s Meulaboh power plant, said his visit to Jinpingxi Wind Farm had helped him understand how complementary energy systems are put into practice.
“Standing on the observation deck at Jinpingxi Wind Farm, watching dozens of wind turbines lined along the mountain ridge and photovoltaic panels covering the valley below, with Guanyinyan Hydropower Station on the Jinsha River, I truly understood the meaning of multi-energy complementarity and efficient collaboration,” he said.
Another participant, Lugantha Perkasa, who works on PT Datang DSSP’s project in South Sumatra, said his visit to Guanyinyan Hydropower Station had broadened his understanding of power plant management.
“I used to think hydropower was only about installed capacity and power generation. After visiting here, I realised that Datang has standardised procedures for every aspect, from power generation and flood control to ecological restoration and resettlement,” he said.
Participants also visited the Guiguan Power Plant Inter-basin Control Centre on 15 October 2026. The control centre manages 11.857 million kilowatts of installed capacity, covering 26 hydropower plants, 11 wind farms and 23 solar power plants.
Using centralised monitoring screens, staff can track the operating conditions of different plants and coordinate their operations remotely.
Mohammad Akbar Fadhil said the system demonstrated how centralised monitoring can support power generation management and operational safety.
He hoped the experience gained during the visit could be applied to power plant operations and maintenance in Indonesia, particularly to improve efficiency and safety.
Meanwhile, Maulana Muhammad Arifin said the visit highlighted the importance of integrated energy resource management across a single area.
In addition to learning about power generation technology, participants visited corporate social responsibility programmes in Yunnan and Guangxi.
In Yunnan, Datang is working with a local agricultural university to develop a model for using land beneath photovoltaic panels to grow specialised highland crops. The programme also provides jobs for local residents and has reportedly increased the incomes of nearly 1,000 households.
In Dahua, Guangxi, the company runs an education assistance programme that has cumulatively helped more than 300 children from mountainous areas gain access to higher education.
The visit also included cultural activities with Chinese employees, including attending a Tang Dynasty-themed mass wedding ceremony on the banks of the Jinsha River.
The programme forms part of the company’s efforts to share its energy management experience, power generation technology and approach to social responsibility with employees from countries where it operates.