📋 Tender Overview
Project No.
EWG_108_2026A
Project Title
Transforming Rural Energy Access in APEC Economies through Scalable and Community-Driven Micro-Hydropower Optimization Frameworks
Project Status
Project in Implementation
Fund Account
APEC Support Fund
Sub-fund
ASF: Energy Efficiency, Low Carbon and Energy Resiliency Measures (EELCER)
Project Year
2026
Project Session
Session 1
APEC Funding
97,454
Co-funding Amount
0
Total Project Value
97,454
Sponsoring Forum
Energy Working Group (EWG)
Topics
Energy; Environment; Education
Committee
SOM Steering Committee on Economic and Technical Cooperation (SCE)
Other Fora Involved
Other Non-APEC Stakeholders Involved
Proposing Economy(ies)
Indonesia
Co-Sponsoring Economies
China; Hong Kong, China; Philippines; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Viet Nam
Expected Start Date
01/11/2026
Expected Completion Date
31/12/2027
Project Proponent Name 1
Efri Sandi
Job Title 1
Professor
Organization 1
Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Telephone 1
+6281212409609
Email 1
efri.sandi@unj.ac.id
Project Proponent Name 2
Taryudi
Job Title 2
Lecturer
Organization 2
Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Telephone 2
+62-8128171860
Email 2
taryudi@unj.ac.id
Declaration
Efri Sandi
Project Summary
Limited access to reliable and sustainable electricity continues to challenge rural communities across APEC economies, constraining economic growth, energy security, and resilience. Community-based micro-hydropower offers a promising solution, yet many systems face declining performance due to limited digital monitoring, weak operational management, and insufficient governance capacity.
This project aims to accelerate the rural digital energy transition by developing scalable, community-driven micro-hydropower optimization frameworks integrated with IoT-based monitoring. Pilot implementations in three rural micro-hydropower systems in APEC economies will demonstrate technical feasibility, improve operational practices, and strengthen community capacity.
Expected outcomes include improved system reliability, enhanced resilient energy infrastructure, and scalable models aligned with APEC priorities on sustainable growth, clean energy transition, and resilient rural energy development.
Relevance
Region
Rural micro-hydropower systems across APEC economies face several interrelated challenges that limit their effectiveness and sustainability. Many installations operate below optimal performance due to limited real-time monitoring, delayed fault detection, and insufficient preventive maintenance, resulting in reduced reliability and energy supply. Inefficient system design, suboptimal load management, and low adoption of digital monitoring technologies further constrain operational efficiency and long-term asset management. Additionally, limited technical capacity, governance structures, and institutional support within rural communities hinder susta
