TEPCO aids Indonesia in upholding technical standards

The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TEPCO) has undertaken a project in Indonesia entitled "The Study on Development of Technical Standards and Competency Standards in Electrical Power Sector," under consignment with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Indonesia faces an urgent need to establish technical standards that will facilitate the development of engineers and enhance their professional skills as well as to create accredited qualification systems based on these standards.

The Indonesian government aims to eliminate the chronic shortage of electricity by improving the operational efficiency of existing power generation facilities while increasing supply capacity via the market entry of independent power producers (IPPs) financed by foreign investors. At the same time, the country is in need of highly reliable and sophisticated technology and know-how (for planning, construction, operations and maintenance of systems used for power generation, transmission, transformation, distribution, etc.) that will meet their present situation and ensure a stable supply of electricity.

In the said project, TEPCO will fully utilise its power generation, transmission and distribution technical capability and experience gained as a vertically integrated power company to support the formulation of national prerequisites for safe electric power supply under the authority of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, which is in charge of Indonesia's electric utility business. Furthermore, TEPCO will also assist the Ministry in developing competency standards and relevant qualification systems. The competency standards will systematically specify skill and job requirements for electric utility engineers at each capability level in each sector while evaluating the individual skill level of each engineer.

TEPCO has already carried out various overseas consulting projects successfully by leveraging its technological expertise, know-how, human resources and other business resources. The company hopes to continue to contribute to the development of foreign countries through the provision of technological support in the electrical power sector.