SOLAR LIGHTING IN VILLAGES

Last week, I travelled down the Papua coast on the Magi highway. The vegetation was so dry the result of El Nino. The creeks were parched and dry.

There was a different scene at night in the villages such as Kalo and Hula. The houses were in a blaze of light. Every house had a fluorescent light outside on the verandahs. There were lights everywhere. The villages looked like small urban towns.

It was the result of a solar panel in every house. A new lifestyle is undoubtedly available to every village and house in the country and overseas.

This surely will be one factor in the response to global warming. There will be no need for the Government to provide electric power to the rural areas. 

There will be the opportunity for television, computers and electric appliances as the solar panels become more available to villagers. Schools will benefit. There will be a rise in security.

Surely solar power is a viable alternative to houses in the urban areas with a choice between easy pay electricity and solar power.

No more house fires from kerosene lanterns and candles. People can charge their mobile phones by solar power.