The Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources Has Pasang 350 Information On Public Street Solar Power On West Papua Street

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Directorate General of New, Renewable Energy (EBTKE) supported by Commission VII DPR RI and local governments, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources installed as many as 350 units of Information on the General Street Solar Power (PJU-TS) in West Papua Province. Inspector V of the Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Joko Suharyadi, said that the installation of PJU-TS is the government's commitment to carry out program activities that are of direct benefit to the community. The use of the APBN budget should be returned to the community and directly utilized by the community. "In addition, PJU-TS is also one of the solutions for electricity efficiency for lighting focused on rural roads, especially those that are difficult to reach the PLN network," said Joko in an official statement, Saturday, October 15. Moreover, as the electricity tariff adjustment policy has been implemented in the third quarter of 2022 for households with a power of 3,500 VA or more and the Government class, including the Public Street Information Rate (P3) group. "Therefore, the installation of PJU-TS can save local government spending originating from street lighting," said Joko. Meanwhile, as many as 350 PJU-TS units were inaugurated, namely the realization of the 2021 Fiscal Year program and spread across 12 districts in West Papua Province, including: Fakfak Regency 15 units; Kaimana Regency 15 units: Manokwari Regency 25 units; South Manokwari Regency 20 units; Maybrat Regency 20 units; Arfak Mountains Regency 20 units; Raja Ampat Regency 25 units; Sorong Regency 35 units; South Sorong Regency 50 units; Tambrauw Regency 25 units; Teluk Wondama Regency 25 units; Sorong City 75 units. The PJU-TS installation program that has been implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources since 2015 has succeeded in installing 90,687 PJU-TS points throughout Indonesia. In total, this amount is equivalent to lighting a 4,534 km long road. In 2021, 22.000 PJU-TS units have been built in 34 provinces or equivalent to lighting a 1,100 km long road. Meanwhile, Member of Commission VII DPR RI Rico Sia said that the installation of PJU-TS was the result of synergy and joint work between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, in this case the Directorate General of EBTKE, Commission VII DPR RI and the Raja Ampat Regency Government in realizing people's aspirations to gain access to street lighting. "For Raja Ampat, there will be an additional 25 PJU-TS units in 2021 and a total of 350 units for West Papua Province. This is all purely for the benefit of the community, so that Raja Ampat will be clearer," said Rico. Deputy Regent of Raja Ampat Regency Orideko I. Burdam said the benefits of PJU-TS are very important for the people in his area. With street lighting, it further improves the safety and security of the community at night. "This PJU-TS light lighting can ensure security and safety at night, as well as being a driver of the community's economy," said Orideko. He asked the local community to maintain and maintain the PJU-TS infrastructure that has been installed in the area. "So that the benefits can continue to be felt in the future," said Orideko. The choice of lighting using PJU-TS as a lighting aid has advantages, namely its stand-alone nature which uses sunlight as a source of electrical energy, so this PJU-TS light is very suitable for roads in areas that have not been reached by PLN electricity and also areas experiencing an electrical energy crisis, especially in remote areas.