Indonesia: Mitsui, Unsada kick off energy-independent E3i village project
Mitsui Co. Ltd. and Darma Persada University (Unsada) have kicked off an
energy, economic, environmental and independent (E3i) village project in
Tangsi Jaya hamlet, West Bandung, West Java, one of their renewable energy
development projects in Indonesia.
The two-year project will change the remote village in Gununghalu into a
self-sustainable one in terms of energy and finances by utilizing an
18-kilowatt (KW) micro hydropower plant previously built by the government
to further support their economy.
"In the past five years, the micro hydro power plant was only utilized
during the night, and its potential was wasted during the day. Now the
people can optimize the electricity to dry coffee beans during the day,"
said Kamaruddin Abdullah, Unsada's postgraduate program director on
renewable energy, Thursday.
There are 85 households in Tangsi Jaya that make a living from agriculture,
especially in growing coffee plants, with their brand Gununghalu Coffee
receiving increased recognition. They produce around 500 kilograms of
Arabica coffee per day from 20 hectares of plantation.
Unsada inaugurated the drying facility, equipped with drying machines, on
Thursday with a Rp1.9 billion (US$142,863) grant provided by Mitsui, to
increase the added value of their coffee output, Kamaruddin explained.
Next they will assist the people of Tangsi Jaya to further unlock the
economic potential of the village, especially in developing the Gununghalu
coffee supply-chain and ecotourism. "This is part of our dedication to
making use of our academic knowledge to support local people and the
economy," said Unsada rector Dadang Solihin in a speech.
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Link to Original Article:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/07/15/mitsui-unsada-kick-off-energy-
independent-e3i-village-project.html
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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.
www.aptthailand.com
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