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Arsyadany Ghana Akmalaputri appointed Indonesia's electricity director general
Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia appointed Arsyadany Ghana Akmalaputri as Indonesia’s director general of electricity on Monday.
The appointment took place at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry in Jakarta.
Arsyadany previously served as director of distribution at state utility PLN, where she began her career in 2006.
She takes over a post that had been held on an acting basis by Tri Winarno, the mineral and coal director general, since October 2025.
Her career has included roles in electricity distribution, planning, communications and asset management.
Eleven ministry officials were appointed to new posts at the ceremony, though Arsyadany was the only one named to a director-general position.
Bahlil Lahadalia appointed Arsyadany Ghana Akmalaputri as director general of electricity at Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on November 2, 2026.
Arsyadany previously served as distribution director at state-owned electricity company PLN.
She took up the post at a ceremony at the Chairul Saleh Building in Jakarta.
She is the only one of 11 officials appointed that day to take a director general position.
- Who
- Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia appointed Arsyadany Ghana Akmalaputri.
- What
- She became director general of electricity at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
- When
- November 2, 2026.
- Where
- The Chairul Saleh Building, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jakarta.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Arsyadany began her career at PLN in a SCADA information technology role in Bali.
Tri Winarno began serving concurrently as acting director general of electricity.
Bahlil Lahadalia appointed Arsyadany director general of electricity.
- Appointee
- Arsyadany Ghana Akmalaputri
- New position
- Director General of Electricity
- Appointing minister
- Bahlil Lahadalia
- Previous role
- Distribution director at PLN
- Officials appointed
- 11 total; Arsyadany was the only director general appointee
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