Monday 19 May 2014

Indonesian island hopes to spark green power revolution

WATER WORLD
Indonesian island hopes to spark green power revolution
Kamanggih, Indonesia (AFP) May 18, 2014 - An Indonesian family of farmers eat cobs of corn outside their hut under the glow of a light bulb, as the women weave and young men play with mobile phones. Until two years ago, most people in Kamanggih village on the island of Sumba had no power at all. Now 300 homes have access to 24-hour electricity produced by a small hydroelectric generator in the river nearby. "We have been using t ... more


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