Can potentially attract involvement of Bill Gresham, who is a strong advocate of renewable energy.
There are a number of groups who have implemented solar lighting into villages in Indonesia:
- http://kopernik.info/project/light-up-kalimantan-indonesia-two
- http://www.ata.org.au/news/solar-lighting-in-remote-indonesian-villages
- Friend of the Tanimbar
- http://heydiaspora.com/project-light/
Will need to contact the above resource groups, to:
- add an entry for their project
- get contacts who would be willing to be consulted by interested parties
Should consider the following info on the projects:
- involvement of locals (individuals, groups)
- sourcing of materials (selection, supply chain, logistics, etc)
- funding (donation, local contributions, etc)
- technical support (eg if lights don't work)
- replacement plan (after batteries expire or other equipment end of life)
- lessons learned (what interested parties should consider when attempting to start a project)
- links to online resources
- contact details
Will need to identify and contact potential user groups:
- districts with the worst electricity distribution, networks (focus districts), eg http://kupang.tribunnews.com/2014/10/12/warga-mego-masih-pakai-lampu-pelita
- likely leaders in the focus districts
- Indonesian NGOs that work in the energy and technology fields
- Australian and other groups potentially interested in energy and technology projects in Indonesia
- Indonesian diaspora (eg students) potentially interested in projects in the focus districts
- Potential volunteers
Good idea to also identify and contact potential suppliers, donors and sponsors:
- Foundations/groups in the technology/energy/solar light area, eg http://kopernik.info/project/light-up-kalimantan-indonesia-one (priority for following up), http://www.brighterlite.net/faces/pages/www/jsp/Article.jsp (definitely follow up on this Norwegian based initiative), http://self.org/archive-indonesia/, http://www.ata.org.au/news/solar-lighting-in-remote-indonesian-villages, http://www.differgroup.com/Portals/53/images/Indonesia_overall_FINAL.pdf
- Companies that produce solar lighting, eg Panasonic, http://www.indonetwork.co.id/PT_GEN_MANDIRI/1986280/lampu-jalan-tenaga-surya-gen-ssl-409.htm
- Companies with potential CSR interests in solar lighting, eg http://www.cargill.com/connections/project-light/, http://hariansib.co/view/Marsipature-Hutanabe/37028/-10-Lampu-Tenaga-Surya-Dipasang-di-Desa-Teluk-Meku.html#.VJZmEBkssA
- Non-profit organisations focusing on rural development projects in Indonesia, eg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nusantara_Development_Initiatives (although http://nusantaradevelopment.org seems dead/hijacked)
And getting a champion for solar lighting projects, who would:
- be a strong advocate for solar lighting projects in Indonesia
- write and source material for the website on this topic
- respond to queries and requests from website users, forum adminstrator
- liaise with the projects, user groups, donors, sponsors and other stake holders
Compile relevant kabupaten info and statistics:
- electricity generation, distribution, costs
- list of prospective focus sub-districts
- transport network
- budget and development plan
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