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Energy supply in an archipelagic nation

Mobile electricity storage systems (MESS) – batteries that are charged and then transported – could offer one of the best scenarios for electrification across the vast Indonesian archipelago, which spans more than 17,000 islands. A team at the University of Indonesia is working with multiple government agencies to bring the idea to scale and provide affordable electricity to rural Indonesians.

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pv magazine

12 Oct 2020

Image: Jeff Schmaltz/ NASA GSFC

At the end of 2019, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Indonesia reported an improvement in the electrification of rural areas in Indonesia. However, hundreds of villages in the eastern part of the country are still waiting for electricity development. Geographical challenges – such as mountainous areas beyond the reach of the transmission …

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