Day 1 Tuesday, 17 November 2026, TECHNICAL WORKSHOP & WELCOME DINNER
LESSONS LEARNT
| 07:30 | Registration |
| 08:00 | Open from Workshop Chair Professor Michael Negnevitsky |
| 08:10 | Welcome from PLN, Indonesia Nurlely Aman Director of Legal and Human Capital Management PT PLN (Persero) |
| 08:20 | Keynote Presentation Arsyadany G. Akmalaputri Director of Distribution PT PLN (Persero) |
| Session 1: PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) Projects | |
| 08:35 | From Nusa Penida to National Scale: Financing the De-Dieselization Transition in Indonesia’s Isolated Grids. Lestari Bornok Melita Siagian PLN, Indonesia |
| 09:00 | Green Hydrogen Power Plant Development for a Renewable-Based Isolated System in Nusa Penida. Dindi Wahyu Aldio PLN, Indonesia |
| 09:25 | The Role of Battery Energy Storage Systems in Enabling High Renewable Penetration on Indonesia’s Small Island Power Systems. Mahdi Nurianto Ahmad PLN, Indonesia |
| 09:50 | Morning Tea and networking |
| Q&A session | |
| 10:10 | Moderator: Ira Martina Drupady |
| Session 2: Australian Projects | |
| 10:30 | 50% Renewable Nusa Penida – Are design choices compatible with the future? Thomas Wearne and Jenny Hayward CSIRO |
| 11:00 | Queensland’s Isolated Networks updated Strategy, 2050 let’s go! Kein Jones Ergon Energy Networks, Queensland |
| 11:30 | Many systems, One Operating Philosophy: Standardising Control and Monitoring for Distributed Isolated Systems Simon Gamble Enernet Global, Australia |
| 12:00 | Lunch and networking |
| Q&A Session | |
| 14:00 | Moderator: Michael Negnevitsky |
| Session 3: International Projects | |
| 14:30 | Barriers to a Fully Renewable Island Grid: The last 20%. Richard Rocheleau Hawaii Natural Energy Institute, USA |
| 15:00 | Predicting BESS Degradation in Tropical Environments: Lessons from Thailand for Isolated Power Systems. Nipon Ketjoy Naresuan University, Thailand |
| 15:30 | Afternoon Tea and networking |
| Q&A session | |
| 16:00 | Moderator: Simon Gamble |
| 16:30 | Day 1 Recap Professor Michael Negnevitsky |
| 18:30 | Welcome Reception Set menu dinner of local produce and seasonal specialties. |
Day 2 Wednesday, 18 November 2026, TECHNICAL WORKSHOP & GALA DINNER
EMERGENT ENERGY FUTURES
| 07:30 | Registration |
| 08:00 | Day 2 recap and house keeping Professor Michael Negnevitsky |
| Session 4: PLN (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) Projects | |
| 08:05 | Operational Carbon Emission Reduction Potential of a Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic System: A Case Study of PT PLN Indonesia Power UBP Suralaya. Reinardus Dwi Prio Christianto PLN, Indonesia |
| 08:35 | Matching Stranded Biomass to Stranded Grids for Diesel Substitution in Indonesia’s Isolated Power Systems. Muhammad Helmi Prakoso PLN, Indonesia |
| 09:05 | Operational Adaptation for Reliable Boiler Startup During Fuel Transition: Lessons from Managing the Critical Fouling Window. Chandra Susilo Putro PLN, Indonesia |
| Q&A session | |
| 09:35 | Moderator: Richard Rocheleau |
| 10:00 | Morning Tea and networking |
| Session 5: Technologies for RE integration | |
| 10:30 | Energy Resilience Microgrids in Operational Energy. Melanie D. Johnson U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USA |
| 11:00 | Grid rules that create investment: Agreeing to rely on generators the utility does not own David Butler CSIRO |
| 11:30 | Solar on Social Housing in remote communities – Challenge and Opportunity. Dane Thomas Ergon Energy Networks, Queensland |
| 12:00 | Lunch and networking |
| 14:00 | Building Community Partnerships through Applied Energy Research: An Overview of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power. Dominique Pride Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 14:30 | What Happens After the Fault: Investigating Emergency & Disaster Response in Harsh Climate Microgrids Bax Bond Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| 15:00 | Afternoon Tea and networking |
| Q&A session | |
| 15:30 | Moderator: Thomas Wearne |
| 16:00 | Day 2 Recap Professor Michael Negnevitsky |
| 16:11 | Site Visit Briefing UID Bali / PLN IP |
| Gala Dinner | |
| 18:30 | Gala Dinner Set menu dinner of local produce and seasonal specialties. |
Day 3 Thursday, 19 November 2026, NUSA PENIDA ISLAND TOUR
Three Nusa: From Diesel Generation to a Smart Microgrid
| 08:00-17:00 – Nusa Penida Island |
| The PLN Three Nusa isolated power system supplies Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan in Bali. Historically dominated by diesel generation, the system has approximately 21 MW of installed diesel capacity and a peak demand of around 17.4 MW with an average annual peak load growth more than 9%.
The key renewable asset is the Suana hybrid power plant, commissioned for the 2022 G20 period. It integrates 4.2 MWp of solar PV (3.5 MWac), a 3 MW battery energy storage system, In November 2025, PLN formally commissioned an automated Smart Microgrid, enabling realtime coordination and dispatch of solar PV, battery storage and diesel generation across PLN’s 2025–2034 plan envisages further integration of 4.5 MW solar-plus-storage in 2026–27 and 10 MW wind-plus-storage in 2027–28. These projects would progressively increase renewable penetration and reduce reliance on diesel generation, while requiring advanced control, forecasting and storage coordination to maintain system stability |
Day 4 Friday, 20 November 2026 | Optional Tour
As an added experience for IPS Connect 2026 attendees, several optional day tours are available. Attendees interested in joining a tour are kindly asked to make their own arrangements directly with a local tour operator.
