Socio-economic Impact of a Solar Water Pumping System in a Rural Community in Indonesia

Rahmani, Sita; Murayama, Takehiko; Nishikizawa, Shigeo

doi:10.13044/j.sdewes.d9.0403

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“…One way is to increase the value generation of electricity to become more valuable. Rahmani, Murayama, and Nishikizawa (2022) offered best practices by assessing the socio-economic impact of existing solar-based water pumping projects that have been conducted by Community Renewable Energy in remote rural areas of Indonesia. Solar-based water pumping projects are able to provide direct benefits to the local community.…”

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A Review of Energy Community Innovation and Local Resources Utilization in Indonesia

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

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Various efforts have been carried out to achieve national electrification targets in Indonesia. However, electrification in remote areas encounters several obstacles related to the high investment costs, lack of infrastructure and demand volatility. The local stakeholders are actively conducting energy projects through the energy community. This paper gathers the latest articles regarding energy community innovation and resource utilization in Indonesia. The review process is focused on the study that highlighted the rural and the remote area. We mapped out the research and innovation carried out by the energy community. We review the report and latest articles indexed by Scopus and SINTA. Based on our review, the energy community in Indonesia optimizes local resources and utilizes waste. Energy innovations are not only related to electrification but also to food storage and processing. The energy Community also actively making continuous improvement to solve local problems.

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Section: A Macro Social Performancementioning

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A Review of Energy Community Innovation and Local Resources Utilization in Indonesia

Proceedings of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

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Local Governance of Sustainability Transition in Community-Scale Solar Water Pumping Systems in Indonesia

Rahmani

Murayama

Nishikizawa

et al. 2023

Environment &Amp; Policy

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Sustainability transition emerges in various types of community-scale projects. Indonesia has been actively implementing solar water pumping systems (SWPS) since 1982. However, for almost four decades, SWPS, as a niche innovation, have not achieved significant adoption of solar technology in the water utility sector. This study aimed to assess local governance aspects of SWPS in the context of sustainability transition from two perspectives: internal niche management and local actors. We assessed nine SWPS projects in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia, using structured interviews that were analyzed using descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis. The results showed that the discontinuation of support made SWPS unsustainable, operating only for an average of 4 years. Crucial operational factors included electrical damage, insufficient training, and lack of funds for damage repair. The iterative process of learning, network building, and vision did not eventuate. SWPS have direct benefit on the water supply; however, technological performance feedback related to the karst environment was insufficiently addressed and the network of actors did not expand to higher levels of local government. SWPS were viewed as an unreliable technology; hence, there was no vision for applying SWPS as a water utility. Solar photovoltaic pumps need strong support to compete with diesel and electrical water utility pumps. To achieve sustainability transition, it is imperative to generate vision, promote policy change, and build committed networks within local government rather than simply replicate the number of project installations.

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Assessing the post-construction support for solar water-pumping systems in rural communities in Indonesia

Rahmani,

Murayama,

Nishikizawa

et al. 2024

Environ Dev Sustain

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Community-scale solar water-pumping systems (SWPSs) have become ideal alternatives for remote villages that lack electricity and water access. In Indonesia, SWPSs have been installed in many villages, but they often malfunction. Although technical studies are available, evidence showing the effect of post-construction support on the interplay in SWPS projects is scarce. Therefore, this study examined the post-construction support from the perspectives of the communities and local actors in four SWPS projects in rural Indonesia using a questionnaire survey. Three types of support were considered in the research framework and selected as dependent variables for regression analysis: capacity building, financial assistance, and technical assistance. Data were collected from 275 beneficiaries and 11 local actors, including local governments and implementing organizations, and statistical analysis was conducted. The results showed that, on average, the communities perceived that the community-based organization (CBO)–a local team that manages SWPS projects–was incapable of solving problems independently. Moreover, the existing support was inadequate and did not meet the requirements of the communities. This study found three determinants of the need for support: technical skills, funds for technical assistance, and financial management (eigenvalues of 2.89, 1.51, and 1.23, respectively). Logistic regression analysis revealed that technical skills were particularly crucial because this factor significantly determined the need for all types of support (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01). However, relying on the support of local actors is difficult, because of their limited resource availability. These findings highlight the significance and role of the support aspect in achieving the sustainability of renewable energy projects in rural areas. Although increased effort to improve the capabilities of the CBOs is necessary, future projects must also consider the trade-off between renewable energy technology and the consequent need for support. Accordingly, designing projects that promote support from all stakeholders is imperative.

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Socio-economic Impact of a Solar Water Pumping System in a Rural Community in Indonesia

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

A Review of Energy Community Innovation and Local Resources Utilization in Indonesia

A Review of Energy Community Innovation and Local Resources Utilization in Indonesia

Local Governance of Sustainability Transition in Community-Scale Solar Water Pumping Systems in Indonesia

Assessing the post-construction support for solar water-pumping systems in rural communities in Indonesia

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