Explain 26 Tourism Villages, Menparekraf Appreciation For The ADLIGHT Program Made By The Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources And UNEP

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno appreciated the Indonesia's Lighting Market to High Effective Technologies (ADLIGHT) Project, which is a collaboration between the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), one of which is intended to illuminate energy tourism villages. Sandiaga said this program had illuminated 26 tourist village villages.

"The maximum appreciation to UNDP for providing foreign grants in the form of lighting in 26 Tourism Villages which was realized through the ADLIGHT project," Sandi said in a statement to the media, Monday, October 31.

According to him, the Foreign Grant Program by the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) is one of the right steps in order to support the development of the Tourism Village.

"This Foreign Grant Program by UNDP is one of the right steps in order to support the development of the Tourism Village," continued Sandi.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, Sandi continued, it has had a huge impact on the number of tourists visiting a destination where the number is less, but to be of higher quality. The trend of tourist travel is currently changing, namely from mass tourism to alternative tourism. This change leads to types of tourist activities that are oriented towards natural tourism or local culture with the aim of increasing insight, adventure, and experience.

"Let's work together to be committed and synergize in developing tourism through adaptation, innovation, and collaboration with 3G principles, Gercep (Quick Movement), Geber (Joint Movement), and Gaspol (Garap All Potential Fields)," said Sandi.

In line with Sandi, Secretary to the Director General of New Renewable Energy (EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Sahid Junaidi said, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources also said that currently all strive to be able to harmonize economic recovery after the pandemic and at the same time encourage sustainable growth on the other hand.

"Talking about economic recovery, clean energy infrastructure and energy conservation are several sectors that can contribute to economic recovery and emission reduction targets. In particular, we want to emphasize that energy conservation efforts are one of the best ways in suppressing energy demand growth rates, energy conservation programs including energy management, implementation of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (SKEM) and the use of energy efficient household appliances, for example, is the implementation of LED lights, both outdoor lights for road lighting (APJ) and indoor lights for commercial and household sectors., "explained Sahid.

Sahid said that after completing the installation of LED-tech grants, efficient energy from the ADLIGHT project in the residential and building sectors, the next project will be the tourism sector.

"We hope that the pilot lighting for this tourist village can then be an inspiration for other tourist villages to continue to improve themselves, to increase added value, especially aesthetics in lighting in order to attract the enthusiasm of both domestic and foreign tourists, as well as encourage saving energy consumption and saving electricity bills which in the end economically can contribute to improving the development of other supporting infrastructure in the tourist village," concluded Sahid.

Through the ADLIGHT project as a continuation of energy conservation measures, the development of the tourism sector as well as the empowerment of the Bumdes tourism village manager, at this event, an MoU was also signed between Bumdes and domestic LED light producers who had collaborated on the ADLIGHT project roadmap.

It is high hope that the establishment of cooperation between the two parties can be an extension for tourist villages as well as people who want to get access to an efficient, energy efficient, and LED technology made by the nation's children. The LED was allocated for lighting for several tourist villages, among others, Kebun Ayu Tourism Village, Batu Kumbung Tourism Village, Dasan Geria Tourism Village, Kuripan Induk Tourism Village, Sedau Tourism Village, East Mareje Tourism Village, Mekarsari Tourism Village, and Sepage Tourism Village.