Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – Energy currently plays a very important role in human life. So far, the main support for energy needs still relies on petroleum.
Meanwhile, it is inevitable that petroleum is increasingly scarce and expensive. With the increasingly depleted fossil energy sources, in today's world there is a shift from the use of non-renewable energy sources to renewable energy sources.
Of the many renewable energy sources, the use of energy through solar cells is the most potential alternative to be implemented in Indonesia.
Solar energy is one of the energies that is currently being actively developed by the Indonesian government, because as a tropical country, Indonesia has quite large solar energy potential.
Based on the various benefits obtained from solar energy, the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Muhadjir Effendy, M.AP inaugurated the Solar Power Plant facility and the 15,36 On-Grid Capacity Solar Energy Learning Laboratory at SMAN 8 Malang, Tuesday (30/1).
Mayor of Malang H. Moch. Anton, Deputy Mayor of Malang Drs. Sutiaji, Forkopimda of Malang City, Director of PT. Paiton Energy Syakib Bafagih, President Director of IBEKA Tri Mumpuni, Head of the East Java Provincial Education Office Dr. Saiful Rachman, MM, M.Pd and Head of the Malang City Education Office Dra. Zubaidah, MM were also present on this occasion.
The Mayor of Malang, H. Moch. Anton, welcomed the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from PT. Paiton Energy and IBEKA in the form of Solar Power Plant and Solar Energy Learning Laboratory.
"The existence of the solar energy learning laboratory at SMAN 8 Malang should be utilized by students to better understand and know about the use of solar energy," explained the man who is familiarly called Abah Anton.
High gratitude and appreciation are addressed to PT. Paiton Energy and IBEKA who have contributed. He said that this is very much in line with the agenda of the Malang City Government to continue to advance the field of education. "Education is indeed not the sole responsibility of the government, but requires the involvement of all elements," he continued.
"Everything must be worked on together, because global competition demands the readiness of reliable human resources. "And we can only achieve that if the quality of our education also gets better," stressed Abah Anton.
The same thing was also conveyed by the Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Dr. Muhadjir Effendy, MAP. In his speech, the man who was once the Rector of UMM said that education for the younger generation is indeed the responsibility of all elements in society.
"I believe that if we continue to be able to consolidate the energy of togetherness, then various development programs, especially in the field of education, can be realized as we all hope," he said.
"I think Paiton Energy has been right in providing its CSR to SMAN 8 Malang, because this school has high research capacity. So it is not wrong if many of this school's alumni are successful in their respective fields," he added.
Moreover, with the existence of this laboratory, said Minister Muhadjir, in the future it is hoped that SMAN 8 Malang will be able to produce many capable young researchers.
"On this occasion, I also hope that what has been received by SMAN 8 Malang can also be used and maintained to support the development of education at this school," he said.
Meanwhile, Syakib Bafagih, said that in the future it will start with clean energy sso it is not wrong if SMAN 8 Malang receives solar cell assistance through CSR from PT. Paiton Energy. (hms/cah/yon)
