Feasibility Study for A Microgrid System in Sumba: Executive Summary
Building an off-grid PV system in an unelectrified community is one of MENTARI’s objectives. It is considered the best solution for providing rural electrification. For this purpose, we selected Mata Redi and Mata Woga villages in Central Sumba as a demonstration project. This Feasibility Study for A Microgrid System in Sumba explains about this demonstration […]
Mobilising the Off-grid Power Supply in Indonesia: Business Model Analysis
MENTARI develops renewable energy sector in Indonesia to achieve its goals in delivering inclusive economic development and reduce poverty. To accomplish this, MENTARI and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources conducted a joint study called Mobilising the Off-grid Power Supply in Indonesia to review and analyse the existing off-grid regulatory framework. It presents new […]
Guidelines for a Renewable Energy Quota System for Indonesia
To support the Indonesian government’s 23% target of renewable energy development by 2025, one of MENTARI’s activities is to provide full technical support to respond to any required subsidiary policies. It includes a study to explore a renewable energy quota system. This Guidelines for a Renewable Energy Quota System for Indonesia outlines a process framework […]
High expectations for young people in Mata Redi and Mata Woga
Ten young people from Mata Redi and Mata Woga villages in Katiku Tana district, Central Sumba, have high expectations for their future independent working lives. These seven young men and three young women – all junior high or senior high school graduates – were selected to participate in the furniture-making training course at the Don […]
Waste Not, Want Not! MENTARI Supports the 1 MW Biomass Power Plant Project in West Halmahera
The North Maluku region – and West Halmahera in particular – is famous for its abundant supplies of coconuts but few know that coconut waste – in the form of fibre and shells – can help address the lack of electricity in the region. “Based on preliminary analyses, MENTARI calculates that coconut production in West […]
GALS Catalyst Training – Opening Minds and Communication Lines on Gender in Mata Redi Village
It was not easy for the Gender Action Learning for Sustainability (GALS) catalyst training facilitator, Trouce Landukara, known as Mama Oce, to start a discussion on a sensitive topic with ten married couples from a sub-village in Mata Redi, East Nusa Tenggara province: “To ensure that no one was offended and that the discussions were […]
The Promise of Power in Mata Redi Village
Mata Redi village community in East Nusa Tenggara province has been waiting for electricity for a long time. The national electricity grid has not yet reached this village and the nearest state grid is still two kilometres away. Even the energy-saving solar lamps the government once provided can no longer be used as most of […]
Brighter Prospects for Mata Redi Youth
MENTARI’s support for the solar PV power plant pilot project in Mata Redi village, East Nusa Tenggara province, included two training programs that began in May 2021. The first was on operating and maintaining a solar PV power plant and the second was on creative furniture making. Who participated and what did they gain from […]
Documenting change in Mata Redi and Mata Woga – The writing and photography training workshops
The villages of Mata Redi and Mata Woga in Central Sumba have an inspiring story to share. They have been chosen to pilot an inspiring new scheme to build a community-based solar power plant as part of the MENTARI energy transition programme. This project’s implementation has been a fertile ground to gather valuable lessons; the […]
Brother Ephrem Santos: Following in Don Bosco’s footsteps
By: Yunita * This article, written by Yunita, a member of staff at Don Bosco training centre, was selected as one of the best assignments during the ‘Writing and basic photography’ training workshop that MENTARI delivered at the centre. The Don Bosco training centre in Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, became a trusted partner in the […]
