Netherlands donate streetlights<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Netherlands has donated 530 streetlights
\nworth Rp 2.177 billion to the city, with officials saying the
\nproject would hopefully help boost investor confidence.<\/p>\n
The donation of the 400-watt and 250-watt streetlights is part
\nof a pilot project involving a joint venture between Indonesian
\nlighting manufacturer PT Artolite Indah Mediatama and Dutch
\nelectronics manufacturer Industria BV.<\/p>\n
\"What is very important in this cooperation is that two
\ncompanies from two different countries work together to develop
\nthemselves as a powerful company in the lighting market in
\nSoutheast Asia,\" Dutch Ambassador Baron Schelto Van Heemstra said
\nlate last week.<\/p>\n
The streetlights will be installed in South, East and West
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Van Heemstra made his statement while symbolically presenting
\nthe streetlights to the city's deputy governor for development
\naffair, Budihardjo Soekmadi.<\/p>\n
Among the 116,000 lights across the capital, comprising
\nstreetlights and lights in parks and in other public facilities,
\nOloan said some 20 percent were in urgent need of repair, if not
\nreplacement. (07)<\/p>",
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