JAKARTA, Aug 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian government launched the Solar Power Initiative Movement Programme, to universities across the country, aiming to encourage college students to choose their future careers in the clean energy industry.
The programme is designed for students who want to earn college credits from it, as an elective class. It is tailored as a combination of three-month courses and three-month group assignments, Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Nadiem Makarim said, on a virtual event yesterday.
During the first three months, students will receive course materials, delving on engineering, commercial, and marketing knowledge.
Then, the students will be trained directly by rooftop photovoltaic power station entrepreneurs, about market survey, business strategies, and promotional techniques.
According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the current total capacity of photovoltaic power stations in Indonesia is only 31 megawatts.
However, the ministry also predicts that, the potential capacity of the power stations can reach up to 32,000 megawatts, if more Indonesian households, offices, industries, government buildings, or state-owned enterprises use the solar power stations.
The programme is one of the government’s initiatives to attract interest of the public and businesses, to consume more clean energy.
The government has set a target for renewable energy to comprise at least 23 percent of all energy consumption in the country by 2025.– NNN-ANTARA