Shell Indonesia announces five winners of the Shell LiveWIRE Energy Solutions 2024 entrepreneurship programme
Aug 22, 2024
Jakarta - Shell Indonesia awarded five young entrepreneurs in the energy sector as the winners of Shell LiveWIRE Energy Solutions 2024. The selection of winners for entrepreneurship development programme has gone through a series of assessment and training since the beginning of the year, culminating to the final judgement involving panellists from investment company leaders, experts, and academics in July 2024 in Mandalika, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.
SIMULTAN from Makassar, South Sulawesi, won first place in Shell LiveWIRE Energy Solutions 2024. Established in 2023, this startup company provides access to renewable, green-based energy with waste resources. SIMULTAN is an innovation in a service that several coastal communities have used to help meet their energy needs, especially diesel for fishermen and clean water needs with microbial fuel cell technology that can convert organic materials into energy in the form of electricity.
Abdul Rahman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SIMULTAN, said, "Shell LiveWIRE Energy Solutions has a significant impact on the development of our start-up business in the future because during the program, especially during a series of training or bootcamps, we have mentors who are experts in the field of energy and business and get opportunities to collaborate with other finalists who develop energy solutions. This programme helps us provide access to energy and water for coastal communities on Indonesia's islands."
Susi Hutapea, Vice President of Corporate Relations of Shell Indonesia, said, "Shell Indonesia aims to strengthen the local economy through the Shell LiveWIRE Energy Solutions program as a comprehensive platform to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation in the energy sector and as the potential for increased employment. This programme is aligned with Shell Indonesia's aspiration to become a credible partner in the downstream energy sector and the energy transition journey in Indonesia in collaboration with various stakeholders, including young generations."
PowerChain from Bandung, West Java, a blockchain-based energy trading platform that enables direct peer-to-peer transactions, took second place. Meanwhile, the third winner was PowerLight from Jember, East Java, which created solar panel-based energy innovations to meet the needs of fishermen and fishing instruments as well as lighting energy power supplies for fishermen. The other winners are Gepo Energy from Yogyakarta and Winergy from Bandung, West Java.
The 2024 Shell LiveWIRE Energy Solutions winner received funding for business development worth hundreds of millions of rupiah. The five winners this year have previously gone through various selection, training, and guidance series competed more than 40 teams or around 150 other young entrepreneurs.
In 2024, Shell LiveWIRE has been held globally in 18 countries, including Indonesia. Shell Indonesia has been conducting this program since 2003 and has trained more than 7,000 individuals to start and develop businesses in the energy sector in Indonesia.
About Shell LiveWIRE
Shell LiveWIRE is one of Social Investment’s initiatives as the flagship enterprise development programme of Shell. The programme strengthens local economies across the globe by promoting entrepreneurship and developing entrepreneurs.
Every year LiveWIRE supports thousands of individuals to access the knowledge, skills, networks, and resources to start and/or grow their businesses. In 2022, Shell LiveWIRE trained about 2,685 people around the world and helped create more than 2,170 jobs.
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The five winners of Shell LiveWIRE Energy Solutions 2024 took a group photo after the announcement and passed through the final assessment in July 2024 in Mandalika, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, in the midst of the Shell Eco-marathon Asia-Pacific and the Middle East 2024 event at the Mandalika International Circuit.
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