Erick Thohir Will Overhaul PLN, Merger Subsidiaries To Create Subholding

JAKARTA - The Ministry of SOEs continues to carry out transformations in state-owned companies. PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) or PLN is also the focus of this year's transformation. Previously, the reshuffle occurred at Pertamina to Bank Himbara. Minister of SOEs Erick Thohir signaled that one of the transformations that would be carried out was to evaluate the existence of a subsidiary of PT PLN (Persero), namely PLN Batubara. will be merged or merged with the parent company. However, it is also possible that it will be disbanded. Moreover, if the company is not needed. "So, PLN Batubara is a subsidiary company which, if it is in accordance with the future vision of the Ministry of SOEs, always wants us to reduce the number of children and grandchildren of the company. Moreover, what is not needed. This will be merged later with PLN or closed or whatever we have not decided," he told reporters, Thursday, January 6.

In addition to reviewing PT PLN Batubara, the transformation that will be carried out is the establishment of a power plant subholding at PLN. Erick Thohir said that one of the goals is to optimize business services to the community. "We have a vision to form a subholding, if we remember that this is the first time PLN has a marketing director. Later we will do a subholding so that services to the community must be correct," he said. Unfortunately, Erick doesn't want to reveal when the PLN subholding will begin to be formed and inaugurated. Even so, Erick said that the subholding of the power plant ensures that there is one unit, but remains independent. "It becomes a unified grouping so that the transmission remains at PLN. But the industry in the power plant must be more independent. Moreover, this is an opportunity for us as a nation to sell electricity abroad ," he said. Erick Thohir said Indonesia has a wealth of new renewable energy or EBT that other countries do not have. In fact, said Erik, several countries depend on coal exports from Indonesia for their electricity generation needs. "Many of our neighboring countries do not have electricity certainty based on renewable energy. We have water, geothermal, wind, have a fairly strong area," he said. Furthermore, Erick said that many neighboring countries often contact Indonesia because they need additional electricity from renewable energy sources. Therefore, he believes subholding this power plant will become a separate force because it can provide electricity to PLN and Indonesia but also to neighboring countries. "So today, our neighboring countries are starting to contact us to get renewable electricity from our country. this will be its own strength as well. It will not only provide electricity in the country but also serve other countries," he said.