Jakarta Globe, Feb 08, 2015
The Indonesian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, known as Kadin, together with Aceh’s provincial government and listed oil and gas company Medco Energi Internasional, initiated an energy solution program in Aceh.
The Indonesian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, known as Kadin, together with Aceh’s provincial government and listed oil and gas company Medco Energi Internasional, initiated an energy solution program in Aceh.
On Friday,
Kadin, Medco and provincial officials from Aceh held a ceremony for the “We
Light Up Indonesia” program, where Aceh Governor Zaini Abdullah and East Aceh
district head Hasbullah Bin M. Thaib symbolically received a LED Sunlife Super
Bright, a solar-powered light that can shine four times brighter than normal
LEDs and can last for up to 30 hours when fully charged.
LEDs will
be installed in 50 locations, which will be decided by Kadin’s Aceh chapter,
the
local government and local leaders.
“Considering
many people in rural areas of Indonesia haven’t yet enjoyed electricity, Kadin
… took the initiative to start a program to supply environmentally friendly
electricity,” said Shinta Kamdani, chairwoman of Kadin’s division that deals
with environment, climate change and sustainable development.
“Kadin
hopes this program can
improve the quality of life of people and help stimulate the economic growth
in the region,” she said.
Lukman
Mahfoedz, president and chief executive of Medco Energi, said the program is
part of Medco Energi’s sustainable corporate social
responsibility program.
International
media reported in January that Medco Group had signed a gas sales deal worth $2
billion to underpin development of the company’s field in the onshore Block A
in East Aceh regent.
Aceh
Governor Zaini has
expressed his appreciation of the initiative and hoped the
program will be
continued by other companies in the region.
GlobeAsia
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