Electricity Restored in Agusen Village, Enabling Women to Observe Ramadan and Celebrate Lebaran

Blangkejeren, Gayo Lues — Residents, particularly women, in Agusen Village, Blangkejeren District, Gayo Lues Regency, Aceh, are grateful to be able to observe Ramadan fasting and cheerfully celebrate Eid al-Fitr with electricity restored after it was cut off due to flash flooding.

Kisrah, Head of Singah Mule Hamlet in Agusen Village, speaking at her home on Tuesday evening, said that electricity in the area had been completely cut off for more than two months following the flood that occurred in late November 2025.

During the initial period of the disaster, residents’ activities were severely limited. Kisrah explained that at night the atmosphere became quieter because lighting relied only on kerosene lamps, whilst most activities ended earlier than usual.

The limitations were also felt in the kitchen and living spaces. She and her neighbours returned to using firewood for cooking, and took turns utilising solar-powered electricity from the mosque facilities to charge their mobile phones.

Finally, entering the week before Ramadan in mid-February, the electricity supply began to gradually return, and currently the electrical network is fully distributed throughout Agusen Village, bringing significant change to residents’ lives.

The restored lighting has made Ramadan worship activities run more smoothly, from dawn meal preparations to breaking the fast, whilst also providing space for children to resume Quranic studies more comfortably.

“Indeed, not only did PLN personnel install new cables, they also replaced damaged electricity meters at residents’ homes,” she said.

Singah Mule Village is one of four hamlets within Agusen Village’s administrative territory.

Others chose to remain in their old homes or repair damaged old houses using leftover flood materials, including Kisrah’s family.

Although residents of Singah Mule Hamlet were not severely impacted because of their location far from the river channel, Kisrah acknowledged feeling deeply sad and shocked witnessing the disaster that struck her neighbourhood.

In fact, many residents had to walk tens of kilometres to evacuate because road access was cut off and homes with all their possessions were swept away by the flood.

For this reason, she expressed appreciation to the government and related parties, including PLN, TNI, National Police and BNPB, Gayo Lues BPBD and volunteers, for their efforts in normalising conditions following the disaster so that the community could safely observe Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijri/2026.