RI offers energy training

RI offers energy training

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia offered yesterday energy training
facilities, including hydro stations, to the delegations
attending the Sectoral Review Meeting of the Group of 77, a
senior official said.

"We have expertise in hydro power stations and training
centers on energy," the secretary-general of the Ministry of
Mines and Energy, Umar Said, told reporters after the opening
ceremony of the meeting attended by senior officials from 23
developing countries.

He said that funds for training programs would be discussed at
the three-day meeting.

Director General of Electricity and Energy Development Zuhal
said that funding for manpower training will be supported by the
European Community.

He said that Indonesia offered its training centers, including
the Oil and Gas Training Center at Cepu in Central Java and PLN's
12 training centers, to the group.

"In the future we will offer to other developing countries our
expertise in the construction of power stations," he said.

Zuhal said that the meeting will also discuss the
implementation of the Caracas Program of Actions on Energy, joint
research on new and renewable sources of energy, the creation of
multi-national enterprises, and cooperation in manpower training.
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