Millenials is a competitive generation in this disruptive era. They have competence to find new ideas for industry in Indonesia. PLN embraced millenials to develop Indonesia through talkshow held at Grha Sabha Pramana, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Thursday (25/4). General Manager of PLN East Java Distribution, Bob Saril, said that 63% millenials who join in PLN management, have given new innovation related to electricity development for out nation’s welfare.
“Electricity is very important matter for our nation and country because it also helps our economic growth, not only industrial growth and create many job opportunities,” he revealed.
Bob added that electricity to fasten the economic growth through many investor who invest in this sector. In the middle of electricity supply urgency, PLN has committed to keep fulfill electricity supply even for investor who later will be supporting side for millenials.
Otherwise, technology will support future energy resources. PLN is currently trying smart grid based technology. Smart grid will open opportunity to create better electricity energy for the future. One of smart grid application is Renewable New Energy (EBT), for example the application in electric motorcycle.
Similar to what Bob Saril has delivered, EVP Talent Development PLN, Karyawan Aji said that millenials has competence to show new innovations to make strategy to overcome technology advance.
“Millenials is a generation where they will show many types of new job but also kill many types of job,” he said in front of more than 2000 audience.
PLN has designed free time system which will fit these days working system to overcome 4.0 industry to optimalize industry this century. This is one of PLN attempts to survive in this vulnerable industry.
“PLN will always develop our services to facilitate electricity supply for the people,” Aji added. [UGM Alumni Relation/Article&Photo: Winona;Translated by Irzha]