Mr. Cawir Ginting, born on March 11, 1965, in Kisaran, is a distinguished professional in the field of electrical engineering, specializing in high voltage systems. He obtained his degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Engineering from North Sumatra University (USU) in Medan, graduating in 1989. Since the beginning of his career in 1987, Mr. Ginting has garnered extensive international experience in the installation and testing of High Voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) SF6 systems, as well as in high voltage testing up to 500 kV. His expertise is further solidified by over 17 years of service as a GIS Expert with ALSTOM in Switzerland and Hitachi Power System in Japan before he ventured into entrepreneurship in 2004.
Currently, Mr. Ginting serves as the CEO of HVT Group, a leading Indonesian power engineering company with 3 business unit: HVT EPC, HVT Products&Testing and HVT Recharge Indonesia. Under his leadership as Group CEO, the HVT Recharge Indonesia become the most reliable CPO (SPKLU) in Indonesia. Currently, HVT Recharge Indonesia has installed capacity 20 MVA spreading around Indonesia
Mr. Ginting is highly regarded as an expert in High Voltage GIS SF6 and HV Testing within Indonesia. His qualifications and certifications span High Voltage GIS SF6, SF6 Gas, HV Testing, PD Testing, Monitoring GIS, Transformer, Switchgear, Cable, and EV Charger technologies. He is an active member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) and contributes as a regular member of CIGRE’s Working Groups B3-45 and B3-50.
In addition to his technical accomplishments, Mr. Ginting holds a Bachelor of Theology from Alphacrucis University College, Australia. He founded the Indonesia Council on Local Church (ICOLC) in 2017, a non-profit and non-governmental organization dedicated to empowering and developing local churches, where he serves as President.
Moreover, he played a pivotal role as a co-founder of the CIGRE National Committee Indonesia in 2008 and continues to serve as its Executive Secretary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Ginting expanded his knowledge by completing a Certified Program in Disruptive Strategy at Harvard Business School and a Digital Marketing certification from Columbia University, USA.
Mr. Ginting is a family man, married for 35 years, and is the proud father of two children.