Jakarta, July 30 -- The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Diktisaintek) has broadened its collaboration with the Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry to include the development of solar power plants (PLTS) to support clean energy transition.

The two ministries convened a strategic meeting in Jakarta on Tuesday (July 29) to identify ways to implement President Prabowo Subianto's directive to electrify villages nationwide through PLTS.

"We have included studies on raw materials and battery energy storage systems needed by the ESDM Ministry in our national research program. This reflects the role of higher education in supporting the government," Diktisaintek Minister Brian Yuliarto noted in a statement release...