The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources inaugurated the installation of 388 LTSHE lamps in Lanny Jaya and Yahukimo

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) through the Directorate General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) inaugurated the installation of 388 units of Energy Efficient Solar Lamps (LTSHE) in Yahukimo and Lanny Jaya Regencies. The distribution and installation of LTSHE in the two districts has been 100% completed, so that the lighting of the lamps has been enjoyed by the people in the two districts.
 
The government continues to strive to provide access to electricity for all Indonesian people, especially people in the outermost areas and difficult to reach by access to the PLN electricity network.

Director of Planning and Infrastructure Development for EBTKE, Hendra Iswahyudi, said that the installation of LTSHE in Lanny Jaya and Yahukimo was a public aspiration conveyed through members of Commission VII DPR RI.

"The areas that will be the locations for LTSHE installation in 2021 are Lanny Jaya Regency and Yahukimo Regency, with the support and aspirations of Member of Commission VII DPR RI, Ina Elisabeth Kobak, the total number of units that have been installed is 388 units," said Hendra at the inauguration of the LTSHE installation. in Yahukimo and Lanny Jaya Regencies at the Grand Baliem Hotel, Saturday (26/2).

Furthermore, Hendra said, the government continues to strive so that the use of the APBN can be felt directly by the people. For the outermost and foremost areas, the government's focus is to continue to provide energy access by utilizing the potential of local energy sources.
 
“This LTSHE is a pre-electrification program before the PLN network will enter. In the future, centralized PLTS can also be built or through the use of other EBT sources," said Hendra.

Meanwhile, Member of Commission VII DPR RI, Ina Elisabeth Kobak, said that the LTSHE information assistance was very beneficial for the people of Lanny Jaya and Yahukimo. According to him, access to electric lighting has given residents hope for a better welfare.

“I am happy because today, 388 heads of families in two regencies, Lanny Jaya and Yahukimo, can feel the light of the lights. I was touched to see my parents, my sister, my sister in the village there could feel the light of the lights and could do activities at night, “said Ina.

He stated that the limited number had not been able to reach other areas, only 12 villages received this assistance. Papua itself does need more LTSHE lamps, because not all areas can be easily reached, because geographical location is also a consideration.

"We actually know that these lamps are often traded by the public, we DPR RI will carry out supervision, maybe in the future, I myself will emphasize to village heads who receive this assistance not to be traded, at least have their own awareness not to be traded," he explained.

The same thing was conveyed by the Regent of Lanny Jaya, Befa Yigibalom, who was represented by the Head of the ESDM Section, Michael Alom. His party also expressed his appreciation for the assistance for installing LTSHE to the community in his area and for the Lanny Jaya Regency area, it has been installed 100 percent.

“Thanks to the President and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, especially the Directorate General of EBTKE, for installing LTSHE. This is an extraordinary program that has a direct impact on the people in our village. Thank you for giving light to the children in our village, so they can study at night,” he said.
 
From the data compiled by this media, the inauguration of the LTSHE installation is part of the program to install 1,095 LTSHE units for the 2021 fiscal year spread across 4 provinces and 8 regencies and carried out according to the aspirations of the members of Commission VII DPR-RI. The pre-electrification program through LTSHE has been implemented by the government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources since 2017 with a total installation of 363,220 units in 4,061 villages throughout Indonesia.

The LTSHE lamps that are distributed have several advantages, namely they are easy to install (plug and play), the lamps use LEDs so that they are brighter. In addition, the LTSHE lamp can also be used as a flashlight, automatically adjusts the LED light, and lasts for a long time, and can be used as a cellphone charger.

SOURCE: https://www.ceposonline.com/2022/03/01/kementrian-esdm-resmikan-pemangangan-388-lampu-ltshe-di-lanny-jaya-dan-yahukimo/