Jakarta, 18 August 2025 - In commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Indonesia, Desa Bumi, a strategic CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) and philanthropy program of Daya Bumi Group under the Mochammad Thohir Foundation, realizes its commitment to support sustainable development through equitable energy access and connectivity by donating "Energy for the Young Generation" in the form of Schneider inverters to 20 SRE (Society of Renewable Energy) network campuses throughout Indonesia.
In addition, Desa Bumi also presents "Daya Bumi Telekomunikasi", an affordable internet service in rural areas that is jointly managed with local communities.
Daya Bumi Group Co-Founder and Desa Bumi Founder Gamma Thohir said, "For us, the meaning of independence is when every child of the nation, regardless of their region of origin, has equal access to energy and information."
Through this "Energy for the Young Generation" donation program and "Daya Bumi Telekomunikasi" service, we want to support the government's program by eliminating the gap between villages and cities, while opening up new opportunities to help advance the community."
Desa Bumi's "Energy for the Young Generation" donation consists of Schneider Electric devices targeting renewable energy labs and SRE student chapters in order to strengthen research-practice activities, learning demonstrations, and clean energy entrepreneurship projects on campus and implementation in the community.
The donation recipients consist of 20 campuses throughout Indonesia, namely SRE Jenderal Soedirman University, SRE University of North Sumatra, SRE Telkom University Purwokerto, SRE Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University, SRE Tidar University, SRE Bandung Institute of Technology, SRE Kalimantan Institute of Technology, SRE Gadjah Mada University, SRE Student Chapter Politeknik Energi dan Mineral Akamigas, SRE Student Chapter Politeknik Negeri Medan, SRE Universitas Airlangga, SRE Universitas Udayana, SRE Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB University), SRE Universitas Hasanuddin, SRE Universitas Telkom, SRE Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, SRE Universitas Negeri Jakarta, SRE Universitas Lampung, and SRE Politeknik Elektronika Negeri Surabaya, SRE Institut Teknologi PLN.
Building the future
Daya Bumi Group Co-Founder & SRE Indonesia Founder Zagy Berian explains, "Building villages means building Indonesia's future. We start with energy and connectivity, as they are the foundations of a modern economy. With the support of technology, collaboration, and the voices of young people, villages in Indonesia are expected to become new centers of sustainable and equitable growth."
Zagy Berian who was recently appointed as a member of the Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change by the UN Secretary General, becoming the first Indonesian and Southeast Asian in this global advisory group, added that the social business designed with Gamma Thohir, "Daya Bumi Telekomunikasi", features Satellite to the Home (STTH) architecture, Community as a Service model, and real-time monitoring of beneficiaries so that the service is easy to use and manage with local communities.
The first site of "Daya Bumi Telekomunikasi" will be run independently at the Sukobubuk Forest Farmers Group (KTH), Pati - Central Java, with a target of 150 households. The scheme involves access to the household level, tri-partite collaboration for maintenance and data subscriptions, and community management of infrastructure and service rental costs.
"Going forward, we believe that the telecommunications industry is the key to Indonesia's innovation leap to become a developed country and realize the Golden Indonesia. With connectivity created in villages, it is an opportunity to increase village income sources and wider market integration," said Gamma.
The model in Pati Village is integrated with village energy solutions such as a 10 kWp solar power plant and a 20 kWh battery, so that connectivity can synergize with productive needs such as cold storage, fish ponds, and irrigation, and be monitored through a digital dashboard. This program is expected to be replicated in various regions and is in line with the national program of energy and food self-sufficiency, both of which require connectivity from telecommunications technology.
About Bumi Village
Desa Bumi is a strategic CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility) and philanthropy program of Daya Bumi Group under Yayasan Mochammad Thohir that was initiated in 2015 to support sustainable development through energy transition, equitable energy access and connectivity.
Desa Bumi's connectivity expansion is strengthened through a digital green investment agenda previously confirmed through aMemorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Resources Investment Limited (UAE) on July 24, 2025 at the Green Impact Festival, Jakarta. The MoU aims to develop renewables projects (initial 50 MW solar PV with a roadmap to 100 MW+) as well as investments in digital infrastructure including rural internet access. For more information, please contact:
Contact: Fachmi Kurniawan
Email: info@daya-bumi.com
Tel: +62 821-3794-0973
