Daniel Tampubolon was born in Pematang Siantar Indonesia in 1984. He graduated from the Institute Technology of Bandung, Indonesia in 2006 and served as an electrical engineer in PLN since 2007. After completing his Master of Engineering Management from Curtin University - Australia in 2012, he has been actively involved in distribution network planning, asset management, smart grid development and deeply involved in renewable energy development for eastern part of Indonesia. Since 2013, he has joined HAPUA (Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities) organization, specifically in Working Group 3 – Distribution. He was the Deputy Manager of Distribution Planning in PLN Banten Region. In the period of 2018-2021, he has been assigned as the branch manager of Merauke Area located in the most eastern part of Indonesia under Papua and Papua Barat region and Serpong Area under Banten Region. Since 2021, he has been assigned as the Senior Manager of Planning for PLN UIW Nusa Tenggara Timur focusing on developing a sound infrastructure of distribution network up to generation sector and leveraging the utilization of renewable energy in rural electrification program.