PT INOVASI DINAMIKA PRATAMA

Empowering rural communities for growth

 1.
The Team
Breaking Bread with Rural Communities
 OUR VISION
EMPOWER individuals and communities for GROWTH by
providing a platform to develop SUSTAINABLE clean energy
solutions

OUR MISSION
Provide modern access to ELECTRICITY,
TELECOMMUNICATION, WATER and SANITATION to remote
areas using a portfolio of technologies deployed sustainably
using data-driven analysis to match each community’s unique
needs
Our Company
The Founders
One of the founders was the engineer who invented the innovative modular microgrid for Engie
backed Electric Vine Industries. Both co-founders have lead projects to physically inspect over
300 remote microgrids across Indonesia and have over 20 years of combined renewable energy
experience in Indonesia. The experiences include both utility scale and rural electrification
projects.

The Core Team

Inovasi’s core team members have over 30 years of experience specifically in rural electrification
across Indonesia and South East Asia. The team members have worked with the private sector,
development agencies and the Indonesian government’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources under the Patriot Energy program and as members of the Renewable Energy
Acceleration Task Force.

The Company
Supporting our vision to empower growth for rural communities, our goal is to have over 1,000
Rural Growth Service Provider points across Indonesia. Anchored in basic infrastructure needs
such as electricity and telecommunication, our company identifies each community’s needs and
provide the appropriate technology and business model.

This means quality installations, scale-ups and servicing of customer needs from Energy Access,
Capacity Building for Productive Use of Energy, and boosting economic development.
Experiences
Rural Microgrid Inspection
GIZ Energy Program Indonesia
Our team members lead a project to inspect
300 solar microgrids across
Indonesia’s remote communities (see map at
http://www.remap-indonesia.org/). More than 40
engineers and technicians were deployed to
inspect the installation, measured their
performance, and surveyed economic and social
conditions. The locations were mostly very
remote including in the jungles of Papua.
Rural Community Surveys
Self-funded
In the last 3 months alone our team members
have visited and surveyed over50 villages
in three Indonesian regions. We have developed
and continue to improve the survey methodology
to capture technical, social and economic
conditions at rural communities. The focus is to
be able to project growth and predict behaviors
related to not only a current snapshot but also
future willingness to pay.
100% Renewable Energy
Island Electrification Study
Hivos
In 2015, our founder and team performed a
study for the islands of Flores and Alor to
investigate how they can be electrified using
100% renewable energy. Both utility scale power
generation and rural community electrification
were considered. About 100 villages
were visited in addition to local PLN and the local
government agencies.
Designed and Implemented an
Innovative Microgrid
Lundin Foundation
Operational since 2016, the highly modular
microgrid designed by our founder and
implemented by our team members incorporated
smart metering, modular topology and mobile
payment to a village in Sentani, Papua. The pilot
served 45 households . The topology
and design is now being used by Electric Vine
Industries with investments from Engie.
Experiences
Off-grid Solar PV Revitalization
Ministry of Energy and Mineral
Resources
Our team members have been contracted by the
MEMR to inspect 9 off-grid solar PV
sites that are reported to be non-functional. We
inspected the systems for damage, further potential
issues and recommendations for troubleshooting,
repair and finding the root cause of the issues.
Community Based Biomass
Gasification Feasibility Study
World Resource Institute
In 2017, our team members visited and surveyed
several villages in the Central Sulawesi to identify
their potential for biomass gasification. A strong
community engagement was established and the
head of the district was very keen to use bamboo
as a nexus to attract investment to the area and as
a source of electricity. Annual bamboo festivals,
unique bamboo architecture, and bamboo based
handcrafts will be the primary tourist attraction.
Least Cost Electrification Study
Asian Development Bank
Our team members have been involved in this study
covering the provinces of Papua, West Papua and
Maluku individually. Combining rooftop tagging
methodologies and an economic model, each
clusters of homes were mapped against various
ways to electrify them. Grid extension, connecting
to existing grid, microgrids and small home systems
were given parameters based on field studies and
surveys. The result is that each cluster was given
the least cost option for electrification.
Utility Scale Solar Site Selection
Private Sector Clients
Our team members have assisted several private
sector clients in connecting with the local
government agencies, PLN (Indonesia’s utility
company), and local communities. Utilizing our
survey capabilities, we visit possible locations for
projects, perform the survey and analyze the data
for project suitability. Ownership structure, price,
illegal squatting, and the presence of local thugs
were identified early on for the clients.
Profiles
Andre Susanto
Founder
Andre Susanto has over a decade of
various engineering design, testing and
management experience spanning
work in the United States, Tajikistan,
Japan, and South East Asia including
Indonesia.

He has designed and implemented

various off-grid solar PV systems across
the Asia Pacific regions. Having closely
worked with rural communities, he
developed a deep passion to empower
their growth.

Andre founded the company to

address this gap through three pillars:
commercial consultancy, community
engagement and market accessibility.
Profiles
Afifah
Eleksiani
Team Leader
Afifah has recently visited the Riau
area in Sumatra to engage with the
communities and the local
government. She was able to closely
connect with a successful village
owned company that operates several
government funded solar PV systems,
community equipment rental, and
promoting a local tourist attraction.

Afifah holds an Engineering Master of

Science degree in Environmental and
Energy Engineering from the
University of Sheffield
Profiles
Regif Asri
Ibrahim
Development Engineer
– Rural Community
Development Strategy
Regif has lived in Tanjung Hutan village,
Kepulauan Riau, Sumatra to engage the
community development with regard to
the development of off-grid solar power
plant. He established a local business
a.k.a BUMDesa Bunga Tanjung which it
managed the electricity supply for 500
houses. He still supervise the BUMDesa
to enlarge the business for being an
ecotourism village.

Regif holds a Bachelor degree in

Mechanical Engineering from Universitas
Hasanuddin, South Sulawesi. He actived
in many student association and
participated in several events specifically
on rural area since 2010.
Profiles
Suhartono
Field Engineer –
Stakeholder engagement
Suhartono has lived in Mentawai Island and
Papua for one year to engage the
community development with regard to the
development of off-grid solar power plant.
He also went to Maluku to identify potential
villages for developing solar energy.

Suhartono has recently visited Tojo Una-Una

area in Central Sulawesi to identified
potential village regarding PV
implementation and now visited Palembang
to engage with the communities and the
local government.

Suhartono holds a Bachelor degree in

Physics Engineering from Universitas Gadjah
Mada, Yogyakarta. He actived in many
student association and participated in
several events specifically on rural area since
2014.
Profiles
Trio Aditia
Project Manager
Trio has implemented microgrid
projects in Papua and developed
potential business models for battery
charging rental systems for rural
communities. With an IT background,
Trio has managed the operations of
smart meters and remote monitoring
units across various regions in
Indonesia. Recently, Trio also added
community engagement and capacity
building as part of his skills and
expertise.

As an invaluable member of the team,

Trio has been managing Inovasi’s
various projects since 2017 and have
worked with the founders of Inovasi
since 2014
Recent Activities
Inovasi looks for projects to enable community
growth and also self-fund projects to identify rural
community needs
Commodity Processing
Capacity building for cultivation, harvesting and
processing to increase value
Stakeholder Engagement
Including prominent community leaders, local
government, and community members
Stakeholder Engagement
Including prominent community leaders, local
government, and community members
 2.
OUR OPERATIONS
Giving to the community
Labor of Love
Our community service work in rural
communities across Indonesia
Community Service Activities
We provide these services at no charge for select locations

Remote Microgrid Operator Training Off-grid Advice Line

Inspections
Providing training to While we do not yet have
We visit various off-grid remote area microgrid the resources to fully
installations of operators is an support all remote
renewable energy based important task to communities, we make
power plants and diesel ensure the day to day available some of our time
powered microgrids for and simple preventive to give advice over the
technical inspections maintenance activities phone or messaging
and social and are done properly. We applications to the remote
economic surveys. We develop training area microgrid operators.
do this with the goal of materials and deliver We assist with basic
assisting the local them to local operators troubleshooting activities as
communities in finding free of charge. well as ensure that they are
the resources required able to continue operate
to sustainably operate their system properly.
and maintain their
microgrids.
 3.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Putting it all together
The Business of Innovation
Inovasi – Scaling up Energy Access

Fit for Purpose Local Knowledge Social Entrepreneurship

We are technology
agnostic and we find the
right fit for the needs of the
communities. We perform
the surveys and analysis
strictly on behalf of the
communities to support
their economic growth.
With data on over 500
villages (and growing),
Inovasi has insights and
methodologies to make
energy access a viable
business through
innovative technologies
and business models
Inovasi’s long term goal is
to be a sustainable and
successful business by
providing services to the
rural communities. This
allows flexibility in how we
conduct projects and
engage various partners

Alignment of interests
A sustainable business relationship can only happen when
all parties involved add value to the relationship. This is
what our company look for when designing project terms
and bring together various partners to support each
community’s needs for growth.

Understanding the communities’ needs as well as the

various other stakeholders is Inovasi’s way to scale up
energy access. Aligning everyone’s interest and provide a
win-win relationship for all parties involved.
Thanks!
Any questions?
You can find me at:

http://linkedin.com/in/andresusanto/