Assessing the Sustainable Development of Micro-Hydro Power Plants in an Isolated Traditional Village West Java, Indonesia

Muhamad Alhaqurahman Isa, Priana Sudjono, Tatsuro Sato, Nariaki Onda, Izuki Endo, Asari Takada, Barti Setiani Muntalif and Jun’ichiro Ide
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Muhamad Alhaqurahman Isa: Department of Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Priana Sudjono: Department of Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Tatsuro Sato: Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kyushu Sangyo University 2-3-1 Matsukadai, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 813-8503, Japan
Nariaki Onda: Tohoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Forest Research and Management Organization, 92-25 Shimokuriyagawa, Morioka 020-0123, Japan
Izuki Endo: School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, 1-1-12 Shinzaike-Honcho, Himeji 670-0092, Japan
Asari Takada: Division of Hydrolic and Hydrologic Engineering, Institute for Rural Engineering, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, 2-1-6 Kannondai, Tsukuba 305-8517, Japan
Barti Setiani Muntalif: Department of Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
Jun’ichiro Ide: Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioscience, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology, 758-65 Bibi, Chitose 066-8655, Japan

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 20, 1-13

Abstract: The sustainable development of micro-hydropower (MHP) plants is a challenge for rural electrification in developing countries, especially in Indonesia, which has diverse ethnic groups, cultures, and traditions in several isolated locations due to its complex terrain. The uniqueness of a social situation in a location can affect the sustainable electrification development. This study aimed to assess the sustainable development of MHP plants in the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar, which has unique traditions and cultural characteristics. The assessment was conducted using the sustainable development indicator (SDI) method, the Ilskog method, which can include social, economic, environmental, technical, and institutional dimensions. Data were collected through field investigations and qualitative dialogs to understand the culture and ways of thinking. The results of the Ilskog method analysis revealed that the environmental dimensions had the highest scores, whereas economic dimensions had the lowest scores, indicating that the cultural background of the Kasepuhan Ciptagelar impacted the SDI scores. This was attributable to the decision of Kasepuhan’s traditional leader, which strengthened the community commitment to renewable energy use. However, the cultural background adversely impacted monetary income to sustain MHP plants. This study proposed that community innovation and microcredit availability could improve productive activities, resulting in better economic conditions to sustain MHP plants.

Keywords: sustainable development; traditional village; electrification; micro-hydropower; rural; sustainability indicator (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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