Jakarta, June 4 -- Manpower Minister Yassierli identified three major challenges in developing the country's human resources in the energy sector amid Indonesia's ongoing energy transition efforts and green economy transformation.

"The first challenge is related to competencies. In the next 10 years, more than 50 percent of the skills we currently have will become irrelevant due to major transformation toward a green economy," he stated at the Human Capital Summit (HCS) 2025 held here on Wednesday.

In his speech, Yassierli explained that Indonesia aims to add 69.5 gigawatts (GW) of energy capacity by 2034, of which 76 percent is expected to come from new and renewable energy sources such as solar, geothermal, and bioenergy.

However, he...