Cleaner energy for China : 
"An interview with the chairman of ENN Group“
The Smart lessons for Indonesia

Hendra S Raharjaputra,MBA
Executive Director  of  HSFAMES GLOBALMINDS
Training – Researching - Consulting

Cynic   :

         "While other countries are searching the sources of energy, our country  dissipates its treasures without involving local companies . Since the sources of energy already dried up  our country will be panic to search for the sources of new energy “
( an Indonesia local newspaper ; TEMPO Interactive )

        Frankly, I am envy to read the article of Mc.Kinsey Quarterly title “ Cleaner energy for China “ . The efforts by innovative sources of cleaner energy done by local company, ENN Group , better known in China for its subsidiary XinAo Gas, which is listed in Hongkong , that all make me much more questions of my country’s economic reforms, especially in relations with The National’s Energy Resistance System.

       There are  some foreign companies ( China and India ) to hunt abundant coal deposits in Indonesia  , such as ; National Thermal Power Corp ( NTPC ), India Electricity Company ; Power Trading Company, Larsen & Turbo, Agrawal Coal, and Watien, who have coal energy power plants.

Smart Lesson from ENN Group

       ENN Group, chaired by Wang Yusuo, is clean – coal process company  involves gasifying coal and then turning the product into dimethyl ether , which can be used not only for fuel in power plants, household cooking, and vehicles but also raw materials for chemical products.  Indonesia with 61,366 billion metric ton coal deposits must create intensive  strategy focused on the clean – energy strategy to fulfill domestic needs , and ENN Group’s way  could be a benchmark.

Mice die in the paddy’s field

       Not fit between The Long-Range Strategy Plan with implementation that make Indonesia  country suffering the shortage of electricity , as vital business infrastructures. While businesses are growing up, business infrastructures lag behind. Lack of Electricity caused by coal supply, waiting for 10.000 Mega Watt Project, etc.

Commenting on the article

        ENN Group is  looking to expand globally ; Last year , it signed a contract with Egyptian Petrochemical and Methanex of Mexico to  build  a plant that will produce 200,000 tons of dimethyl ether a year in Egypt. My question is , Could ENN Group  realize its obsession  to be in the Fortune 500 without supporting a complete talent – development and effective management system in place ? While the technology barriers are not heavy handicaps  for new players. 

Nov 2008