PJCI Paper Symposium 2025: A Platform for Innovation Towards Sustainable Smart Energy

Jakarta, October 21, 2025 – As part of the Smart Grid 2025 series of events, the PJCI Paper Symposium 2025 was successfully held at the 3rd floor Auditorium, The HQ Office of PT PLN (Persero).

This event is a prestigious platform for young innovators to showcase their best ideas and research in the field of smart energy and sustainability.

Pict 1. The opening atmosphere of the PJCI Paper Symposium 2025 at the PLN Auditorium with participants and the judges present in person.

In this session, participants presented research findings and innovative ideas focused on transforming the electricity system toward a more efficient, green, and resilient future.

A variety of interesting topics were presented, ranging from electricity grid modernization, energy financial risk management, to the integration of climate resilience principles in the national electricity sector.

Pict 2. Participants present their scientific work in front of the judges and audience.

After going through a rigorous selection and assessment process by the judges, the three best works in the PJCI Paper Symposium 2025 were announced, namely:

🏆 1st Place: Grid Modernization Using ArcGIS Utility Network (Opportunity and Challenge in PLN)
Author: Very Fernando; Rifqi Oktavianto
🥈 2nd Place: Shifting the Forex Risk: Indonesia’s Soft Coal Phase-Out through PPA Denomination Adjustment
Author: Nur Hikmat; Muhammad Raka Hadiyan
🥉 3rd Place: From RUPTL to Resilience: Applying Climate READi in Indonesia’s Power Sector
Author: Rifqi Oktavianto; Very Fernando

Pic 3. The moment of award presentation to the three winning teams of the PJCI Paper Symposium 2025.

Pict 4. The winners took a photo with the judge on the main stage.

Through this activity, PJCI hopes that the innovations that emerge can become catalysts for national energy transformation—towards a smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable system.

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