Jakarta—PT PLN (Persero) stated that the state-owned company is now focusing not only on electricity supply but also on environmental sustainability and strengthening human resources (HR). PLN said that climate change and energy transition are strategic challenges changing energy companies’ business direction worldwide.
PLN President Director Darmawan Prasodjo, at the Gender Summit 2025: Sustainability and Equality, Wednesday, 30 April, emphasised that the company is undergoing a comprehensive transformation by equipping its employees with new competencies to meet the challenges of technology and sustainability.
“We are facing global climate change. In the past, our job was only to provide electricity, but now our job is also to protect the environment. Sustainability is now part of PLN’s strategy,” said Darmawan.
One of PLN’s main steps in welcoming the energy transition is strengthening human resource capacity through intensive training. This training is focused on mastering new technologies and developing core competencies relevant to the clean energy era.
“In facing the energy transition, we conduct training for employees to master new core competencies and new core technology know-how. Professionals in PLN who were previously backwards-looking, we are now shaping them to be forward-looking and futuristic,” Darmawan explained.
PLN recorded a significant increase in employee participation in the training. The company also targets equal involvement, especially in encouraging women to take a strategic role in the transformation process.
Not only about technology, PLN also places gender equality as an important part of the company’s transformation strategy. A special quota gradually increases women’s involvement in the training programme to produce inclusive future leaders.
“We have a quota for women in this training programme, which is increasing daily. This education and training is how we mark the future leaders of PLN. The proportion of women in training continues to grow,” Darmawan said.
This transformation has paid off. Whereas previously the number of women in PLN’s executive ranks was only around 7-8 per cent, now the number continues to increase naturally and progressively.
“We see that women can be equal, even more than men. The proportion of women in executive positions, initially 7-8%, has now increased to 10%, 15%, and even 20%. And we will continue to encourage this,” he added.
Commitment to inclusion and sustainability
PLN hopes to adapt and lead in the new era of clean energy by strengthening technical competence, supporting female leadership, and emphasising environmental sustainability.
This step is considered crucial because the energy transition concerns not only environmentally friendly power plants but also the readiness of human resources to manage new technologies, read market directions, and respond to global changes quickly and accurately.
“PLN not only provides electricity, but also creates a sustainable future. We prepare human resources to become relevant leaders in the future of green energy,” Darmawan concluded. (Hartatik)
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