NOVA: AI Control Room Unifying Pertamina NRE's Operations
Pertamina New & Renewable Energy (Pertamina NRE) has launched an artificial intelligence-based control room called NOVA (New & Renewable Energy Operation and truncation). Built as the operational nerve center, NOVA monitors the performance of projects and day-to-day operations across all Pertamina NRE work areas.
The setup runs on the Internet of Things, with CCTV at operating sites feeding into NOVA in Jakarta. Large video walls, interactive dashboards, and integrated communication systems bring live data and field context into one place. According to CEO John Anis, NOVA aggregates, visualizes, and analyzes operating data from generation facilities spread across the archipelago under the Pertamina NRE Group.
What Changes for Operations
- Real-time visibility: status and condition checks that once took days are now accessible online in seconds.
- Integrated communication: coordination with site personnel can be handled digitally through interactive visual media.
- Forecasting: AI anticipates future generation output to support planning and dispatch.
- Prescriptive maintenance: models predict asset issues and recommend actions before failures occur, related to predictive maintenance practices.
- Risk mitigation and emergency response: faster, more accurate decisions when incidents arise.
- Crisis center capability: the board can direct operations live when needed.
- Cost efficiency: fewer on-site security posts through CCTV, reduced offline field visits, improved staff time utilization, and less lost production potential.
How NOVA Operates
Sensors and IoT devices stream telemetry to NOVA, while CCTV provides visual confirmation of on-site conditions. Large video walls surface live KPIs, alarms, and trends so teams can act without delay.
AI models analyze patterns, detect anomalies, and surface likely disruptions. Forecasting guides output planning; prescriptive maintenance proposes the next best action for asset health. Interactive dashboards let operators drill into units, sites, or regions within a few clicks.
Leadership Perspective
John Anis highlights that new and renewable energy operations are moving fast and require constant innovation. NOVA is built to keep operations efficient, integrated, and sustainable-improving asset reliability while supporting national energy transition targets.
With real-time monitoring and digital coordination, teams can move from reactive reporting to proactive control. The intended outcome: better uptime, safer operations, and leaner costs across sites.
Practical Steps for Ops Teams
- Define KPIs and alert thresholds (availability, MTBF, alarm priorities) and standardize them across sites.
- Unify asset hierarchies and data tags so analytics stays consistent from field sensors to dashboards.
- Integrate NOVA outputs with your CMMS or EAM for automatic work order creation and tracking.
- Set clear escalation playbooks for alarms and emergencies; rehearse with incident drills.
- Tighten access controls, network segmentation, and audit trails for CCTV and IoT endpoints.
- Train shift teams on dashboards, alarm handling, and prescriptive recommendations; measure adoption.
- Prioritize high-impact sites first, then expand; benchmark before/after metrics to prove ROI.
Language Notice
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