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FEATURE-Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green power

By Harry Jacques, Thomson Reuters Foundation 9 Min Read SALIGUMA, Indonesia, April 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - C utting through the glassy water of a mangrove-fringed inlet on the east coast of Indonesia’s Siberut island, Mateus Sabojiat and Anjelina Sadodolu arrived home by canoe to Saliguma village. Back in their house, Sadodolu lit a wood fire to boil water before her husband left for work at the local government office. “The electric power is on only when it is time to sleep,” said Sadodolu. The couple in their forties, who have six children, live just a few hundred metres from Indonesia’s first power plant designed to be fuelled by bamboo, one of three such facilities built to bring electricity to isolated villages in Siberut.

Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green power

The Straits Times Betting on bamboo: Indonesian villages struggle to source safe, green power Students use a bamboo raft to cross a river at a village in Siron, Aceh province, on Feb 17, 2021.PHOTO: AFP Published2 hours ago https://str.sg/JyFc They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.

GGGI appoints Kyung Hee University Professor, Mr Kyung Nam Shin, as Assistant Director-General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions

SEOUL, Republic of Korea, Apr 20 2021 - The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has officially appointed Professor Kyung Nam Shin as Assistant Director-General and Head of Investment and Policy Solutions. He will assume his duties at the GGGI Seoul headquarters on May 1, 2021, to further the organization’s aim to catalyze green investments and policies for its Members. “Considering all that has happened over the past year with the COVID pandemic, now is a crucial time for countries to integrate green policies and projects into their national priorities in order to regain economic stability for the long-term. To this end, GGGI has a lot of potential to greatly aid its Members to achieve impactful results and catalyze the investments necessary for this transition,” explains Prof. Shin.

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