At least 1,600 of around 2,500 villages in East Nusa Tenggara have no access to electricity, the governor says.
Without electricity, most villages in the province have limited access to information and are economically disadvantaged, Governor Frans Leburaya told a seminar on renewable energy Thursday.
East Nusa Tenggara has the lowest electricity coverage among the country’s 33 provinces, at 32 percent, below the national figure of 50 percent.
The province has 566 islands and reportedly has the potential to use renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power. Unfortunately, no initiatives have been undertaken to make these energy sources viable, the governor said.
A presidential decree stipulates the use of renewable energy at the national level should reach 1.4 percent by 2025.
S. Januwarsono, general manager of the state power firm PLN’s provincial office, said most villages in East Nusa Tenggara had no access to electricity due to their remote locations.
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