Longing for Light in Tanarara
With a light drizzle, the atmosphere was still bright on the veranda of the wooden house on stilts. There were only three light bulbs in the house, which measures less than 40 square meters.
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Incandescent light bulb at Huki Ngunjumeha\'s house (right) in Tanarara Hamlet, Maubokul Village, Pandawai District, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Wednesday (3/2/2021). The electricity supplied from the Wind Power Plant (PLTB), which was built since 2013, has treated local residents\' longing to enjoy the electric lighting they dream of.
Nday Lio, 45, from Tanarara hamlet, Maubokul village, Pandawai district, East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, asked us to turn off the lights after taking pictures on a Wednesday afternoon in early February. With a light drizzle, the atmosphere was still bright on the veranda of the wooden house on stilts. There were only three light bulbs in the house, which measures less than 40 square meters.
"We have to save electricity. Apart from enabling us to manage the house, electricity is also used for lighting when weaving or pounding corn at night,” Nday Lio said while serving hot coffee.