Cattle Power
Residents of Gunung Balasaurang at Pangkep, South Sulawesi, are self-sufficient in energy thanks to cattle dung. Cooking and home lighting is no longer a problem for the people of this remote hamlet.
June 23, 2010
AT a glance there is nothing special in the village of Tompobulu. Its remote location at the foot of Mount Balasaurang causes access to this village 700 meters above sea level to be difficult. To reach the village, which is 20 kilometers from Pangkajene-the capital of the Regency of Pangkajene Islands or Pangkep, people must traverse the mountain's winding and steep paths. Not surprisingly, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are very expen
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