Bright Nights
In addition to building a micro hydro power plant, Kamanggih villagers have also built wind turbine farms and solar cells. Kamanggih has become a pilot for the Sumba Iconic Island project.
December 6, 2016
IN Kalihi, on the outskirts of Kamanggih village, East Sumba, West Nusa Tenggara, we could see a wind turbine farm located on a hill overlooking the valley. All 20 turbines were spinning as if doing dance against the sky. Not far from these turbines, we saw solar cells and a small control building.
Umbu Yanus Pulu Ratu, the operator of the wind turbine power plant, lives across the plant. His three kids were playing around with their mother looki
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