Over the past year, villages at the Alas Roban region in Central Java, have been completely transformed. The villages of Ujungnegoro, Karanggeneng, and Ponowareng, all in the Kademan subdistrict, are now bustling with human activity. Food stalls line both sides of village streets.

The transformation was caused by workers at the Bhimasena Power Indonesia power plant project, or better known as PLTU Batang. The thousands of workers have brought li