In the midst of pessimism about achieving the target of New and Renewable Energy (EBT), various universities began to move. As is known, the Indonesian government seeks to achieve the target of achieving NRE of 23 percent by 2025. In Solo, there has been an initiation of the Cooperation between the Technical Education Institute and the National Private EPC Company, PT Tripower Solar Nusantara, in collaboration with the ATMI Polytechnic of Surakarta. The collaboration was marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for training and skill development for ATMI Polytechnic students to be prepared as PLTS installation experts throughout Indonesia and the installation of PLTS on the roof of the ATMI Surakarta Polytechnic building which has the potential to reach 1 MW.

The signing of the MoU of cooperation was carried out on Friday, February 25, 2022 by the CEO of PT Tripower Solar Nusantara, Tedi S Wintoko, and the Director of the Surakarta ATMI Polytechnic, Andreas Sugijopranoto, or better known as Father Andre.

Father Andre stated, as the Director of the ATMI Surakarta Polytechnic, he was very enthusiastic about this collaboration. Apart from being a duty and responsibility to protect the earth and protect the environment, this step in using PLTS directly affects climate change by using renewable energy from solar.

"Hopefully this collaboration can last long term and bring mutual benefits to both parties, apart from lecturers, also students can be directly involved in technology development and PLTS installation experts," said Father Andre in a press release, Saturday (26/2/2022) .

Tedi Wintoko believes that the synergy in Solo is a strategic cooperation model and will be able to answer the challenges and government targets to achieve 23 percent NRE by 2025.

"There are about hundreds of ATMI Solo graduates every year, if only some are equipped with skills as an applicator or installer of PLTS Roofs," he said.

So, continued Tedi, the installation of Rooftop PLTS will be carried out extensively with experts, the quality and ability of ATMI graduates also need not be doubted. "Because it has been proven so far, ATMI Surakarta graduates are spread throughout Indonesia as experts in various classy companies," said Tedi.

Instructors and lecturers at the Polytechnic ATMI Surakarta, continued Tedi, have also started a series of trainings led by the Chief Operating Officer of PT Tripower, Aditya Perdana.

Aditya said the instructors, lecturers, and students in this program were directly involved in the preparation of the Feasibility Study and in the PLTS ATAP installation activities at ATMI Surakarta.

An optimistic response was also conveyed by the Chair of the Mikael College Alumni Family Association and at the same time an ATMI Surakarta Alumni graduate, Yoannes Fredy Sakti. "Collaboration and Gotong Royong are needed in this 4.0 era, and PT Tripower Solar Nusantara makes it happen by collaborating with Vocational Education, namely the ATMI Polytechnic. Hopefully this can be a good start to be able to support each other," said Yoannes.

Yoannes hopes that more industrial collaborations and vocational education will emerge so that Indonesia has superior and competent experts.

The installation of PLTS ATAP at ATMI Surakarta has also been well received by industry players in Solo and Central Java. They hope that after the PLTS ATAP at ATMI is installed, several factories are also interested in following suit.

In fact, PT Tripower has synergized with instructors from ATMI Surakarta to conduct a survey and preparation of FS PLTS ATAP for a textile industry in Solo. PT Tripower Solar Nusantara is also working on several PV mini-grid projects in Semarang, Yogyakarta and Sumatra.

Tedi Wintoko added that in the near future PT Tripower will obtain green fund support from a global cryptocurrency which is the first time in Indonesia.

"So later all parties can become investors for the PLTS PT Tripower project after the Green token is introduced in the near future," said Edi.