Resettlers get power after 20 years

Resettlers get power after 20 years

GORONTALO, North Sulawesi: Several hundred transmigrant
families in Marisa subdistrict have had power installed in their
neighborhood after 20 years of waiting.

The transmigrants from Java, Bali and West Nusa Tenggara
occupy eight of the 23 villages in Marisa, 600 kilometers
southwest of the provincial capital, Manado. Power lines reached
their homes late last year or early last moth.

The power is supplied from a 250 kilowatt diesel-powered
generator provided by the state-electricity company, PLN, Antara
reported.

Local government officials said the power supply should help
villagers make better use of their economic resources.

PLN's North Sulawesi branch aims to light up another 188
villages this year. (pan)