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Light-up Villages with Solar Power Plants, Energy Ministry and UNDP Send Energy Patriots
Written by Maryati
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The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and UNDP had inaugurated 23 "Energy Patriots" who will help the people in lighting-up their villages with solar power plants. It was stated by the ministry's Director for Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Infrastructure Planning and Development Hendra Iswahyudi in a press release on Sunday.
Hendra said these "energy patriots" have the experience in guiding the people. This includes supporting the people during the solar power plant construction, solar power plant asset handover from the Energy & Mineral Resources Ministry to village government, the selection, training, and certification of local operators, the forming of village power manager unit, and village economy potential mapping.
The patriots will work for 18 months as facilitators in 23 villages in East Nusa Tenggara, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, and Central Kalimantan.
They are also part of the Accelerating Clean Energy to Reduce Inequality (ACCESS), a joint project between UNDP and Indonesian Energy & Mineral Resources Ministry supported by Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica). The main goal of ACCESS is providing electricity from renewable energy, especially solar power, to remote villages in Indonesia and Timor Leste.
Meanwhile, UNDP Indonesia's Deputy Resident Representative Sophie Kemkhadze said ACCESS is a part of the effort in promoting renewable energy. This project is in line with Indonesia's target to increase the renewable energy in the national energy mix into 23 percent by 2025. Seven of these patriots are women and they also represent the young generation, who will bring an innovative and interesting process in their advocacy.
Previously, the ministry's Director for Renewable Energy Chrisnawan Anditya said there are three factors as the basis for the government in accelerating the solar power plant. The three factors are great potential, quick installation, and more competitive price compared to some times ago.
