Jakarta Deputy Governor Wants Solar Power Street Lights

JakartaGlobe, Lenny Tristia Tambun, Mar 26, 2015

The capital's deputy governor says the city wants to introduce street lighting
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Jakarta. The capital’s deputy governor has said he plans to begin rolling out solar-powered street lighting in order to save money over the longer term.

“For the first stage, we will use solar power for street and traffic lights,” Deputy Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said.

“We will also use such solar power for the city lights including the city parks.”

Djarot added that the city would work with the National Energy Council to study the measures, presumably before launching a tender.