Assessing the Sustainable Development of Micro-Hydro Power Plants in an Isolated Traditional Village West Java, Indonesia

Assessing the Sustainable Development of Micro-Hydro Power Plants in an Isolated Traditional Village West Java, Indonesia

The sustainable development of micro-hydropower (MHP) plants is a challenge for rural electrification in developing countries, especially in Indonesia, which has diverse ethnic groups, cultures, and traditions in several isolated locations due to its complex terrain. The uniqueness of a social situa...

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Published in:Energies (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 20; p. 6456
Main Authors: Isa, Muhamad Alhaqurahman, Sudjono, Priana, Sato, Tatsuro, Onda, Nariaki, Endo, Izuki, Takada, Asari, Muntalif, Barti Setiani, Ide, Jun’ichiro
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel MDPI AG 09-10-2021
Subjects:
Cultural characteristics
Decision making
Developing countries
Economic conditions
Economics
Electrification
Energy consumption
Environmental impact
Ethnic factors
Field investigations
Field tests
Forest management
Human error
Hydroelectric plants
Hydroelectric power
International cooperation
LDCs
micro-hydropower
Minority & ethnic groups
Optimization techniques
Organizational aspects
Polls & surveys
Power plants
Qualitative analysis
Renewable resources
rural
Rural areas
Rural electrification
Sustainability
sustainability indicator
Sustainable development
traditional village
Traditions
West Java Indonesia
Indonesia
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Summary:The sustainable development of micro-hydropower (MHP) plants is a challenge for rural electrification in developing countries, especially in Indonesia, which has diverse ethnic groups, cultures, and traditions in several isolated locations due to its complex terrain. The uniqueness of a social situation in a location can affect the sustainable electrification development. This study aimed to assess the sustainable development of MHP plants in the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar, which has unique traditions and cultural characteristics. The assessment was conducted using the sustainable development indicator (SDI) method, the Ilskog method, which can include social, economic, environmental, technical, and institutional dimensions. Data were collected through field investigations and qualitative dialogs to understand the culture and ways of thinking. The results of the Ilskog method analysis revealed that the environmental dimensions had the highest scores, whereas economic dimensions had the lowest scores, indicating that the cultural background of the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar impacted the SDI scores. This was attributable to the decision of Kasepuhan’s traditional leader, which strengthened the community commitment to renewable energy use. However, the cultural background adversely impacted monetary income to sustain MHP plants. This study proposed that community innovation and microcredit availability could improve productive activities, resulting in better economic conditions to sustain MHP plants.
ISSN:1996-1073
1996-1073
DOI:10.3390/en14206456