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Renewable energy, people's will and government disincentives

Most respondents were already aware of rooftop solar panel technology, but many are still reluctant to buy because of the price and a lack of know-how. 

Stefanno Reinard Sulaiman  (The Jakarta Post)
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Wed, July 31, 2019

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Renewable energy, people's will and government disincentives Clean and sustainable: A man checks solar panels that power a naval base in Riau Islands. (The Jakarta Post/Dhoni Setiawan)

 

 

 

A gold merchant in Blitar, East Java, where about 10 percent of the population is still considered poor, was recently asked by a rooftop solar panel contractor why he bought the product.

“Because then I became the first and the only person in Blitar to install a rooftop solar panel,” he replied.

PT LEIN Power, the contractor, later shared the conversation at a seminar in Jakarta on Tuesday. Learning from the conversation, PT LEIN Power managing director Wiwaswan Pamudji said solar panels are still considered a luxury product. 

“Hence, it's the prestige of having a rooftop solar panel and its advanced technology that are the reason for our customer in Blitar [to buy the product],” he added. 

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