A Long Dream of State Electricity

KOMPAS/ SAMUEL OKTORA

Adim (left) and Alit check a waterwheel and a micro-hydro power generator on Thursday (8/8/2019) in Cisoka hamlet of Citengah village in South Sumedang district, Sumedang regency, West Java. The residents of Cisoka hamlet have been using a waterwheel since 1985 to produce electricity independently, as the national transmission grid does not reach the area.

This year, residents of Cisoka hamlet, Citengah village, Sumedang regency, West Java, have been without electricity for 34 years. Although they are used to the darkness, they hope electricity will reach their village soon.

After sunset on Friday (9/8/2019), Cisoka hamlet rested in darkness and it was cold like midnight even though it was just seven o’clock in the evening. The crickets chirped in the half-moonlight.