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IMPLEMENTATION OF MICRO HYDRO POWER PLANT POLICY ON MOUNT HALU

DONNY YOESGIANTORO

Vol 18, No 01 ( 2023 )   |  DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/EJ6X2   |   Author Affiliation: Energy Security Program, Republic of Indonesia Defense University.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 1898-1904   |   Published on: 31-01-2023

Abstract

The use of Micro-Hydro Power Plants is the right choice to realize the utilization of new, renewable energy that is environmentally friendly in supporting energy security and developing the economy of rural communities. This Power Plant utilization policy has been supported by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Decree No. 12 of 2017 and Regulation of the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration No. 2 of 2016. This research takes a case study in Tangsi Jaya Village, Mount Halu which uses a generator micro hydro power. This research used qualitative research supported by a field survey of Mount Halu. The results showed that the type of water source for a micro-hydro power plant is less than 5 m (small river category) with a discharge of 380-400 l/s, a fall height of 8 m, a channel length of 248.5 m, and a distance from the water source to the village the closest that will get electricity is 2 km. The total number of heads of households that need electricity is 80 families. The Micro Hydro Power Plant has been established since 2007. The existence of this power plant has a positive impact on village communities, namely meeting the energy needs of villagers and supplying electricity to the coffee factory where coffee is one of the main commodities in Mount Halu, even the quality of Mount Halu's coffee beans gets awards from Europe so that the people's economy is also helped. Apart from that, the electricity generated by the micro-hydro power plant also fulfills the needs of the military training routinely held by the Indonesian National Armed Forces around the village.


Keywords

Micro Hydro Power Plant, Policy, Renewable Energy