Bali’s Governor Made Mangku Pastika is apparently trying to put his money where his mouth is—at least concerning energy—for making Bali clean and green.
The governor hopes to use solar panels on “environmentally friendly” office buildings belonging to Bali’s provincial government, reports Kompas.
In Denpasar on Monday, Pastika told an audience from PLN, Indonesia’s power supply company, that the initiative will start from his own office.
He added that there are also plans to employ electric-powered service vehicles. According to Pastika, the electricity generated by solar cells during the day can be used to charge the service vehicles so they can save on fuel usage.
“The plan is an integrated program between renewable energy, transport, and environment that can support the Bali Clean & Green program,” Pastika said, as quoted by Kompas.
In response to the governor’s remarks, General Manager of PLN Bali Doddy Pangaribuan reportedly welcomed plans to support the utilization of solar cell power supply from PLN.
In the future, Pangaribuan says he hopes Bali can escape from its energy dependence on Java and PLN plans to do so involve including power conversion in Pesanggaran and Permaron, as well as building a new power plant in Karangasem, East Bali.
