"We have installed the solar cells at 31 posts in four districts."Atambua (ANTARA News) - State electricity company PT PLN has installed solar cells at 31 border posts between Indonesia and Timor Leste in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), according to East Nusa Tenggara PLN General Manager Richard Safkau.
"We have installed the solar cells at 31 posts in four districts along the border between the two countries to ensure safety and security for the border guards while conducting their activities," Safkau said here on Tuesday.
He noted that the installation of solar cells at every border post was part of the government's initiative through the PLN to support the tasks of the TNI soldiers who guard the border against threats against territorial integrity.
Safkau explained that the solar cells were installed at the posts of Ninong, Baen, Inbate, Nilulak, Manunasi and Olbinose in the Timor-Tengah-Utara district.
The PLN installed the cells at the border posts in Nakannoe, Ailala, Nunuraki, Dilumil, and Koholulik in the Belu district; and at Oesao, Oepoli and Amfoang in Kupang district.
Safkau added that the state electricity company had also provided people in border areas with super energy-efficient (Sehen) lamps to overcome electricity problems.
According to him, the PLN has installed the Sehen lamps in Rote Ndao district which shares a border with Australia, Alor district which shares a border with the Timor Sea and the districts of Kupang, Timor-Tengah-Selatan, Timor-Tengah-Utara and Belu that share a border with Timor Leste. ***2***
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