Project goal:
To introduce a renewable energy practice (in this case: solar energy) to traditional fishermen, as an approach toward reducing the use of fossil fuel and increase their annual income.

Project objective :
1. To reduce fishermen?s dependency on the use of fossil fuel (kerosene, diesel, gasoline) for the fishermen's fishing lamps;
2. To reduce the expenses to operate their fishing lamps;
3. To facilitate local fishermen in purchasing Solar PV lamps;
4. To conserve natural resources (in this case, fossil fuel) through the use of renewable energy;
5. To provide financing option (micro credit scheme) for the local fishermen in purchasing Solar PV lamps;


Activities to be carried out under project:

1. Preparation.
a) Assessment of the precise Solar PV needs for the local fishermen;
b) Identifying type and number of fishing vessels/tools to be equipped with Solar PV;
c) Negotiation between the local cooperative unit (KUD) and its consultant in Jakarta.

2. Local training and education in the field.
a) Installation of Solar PV units in 3 (three) Mini Purse Seine boats, 4 (four) Deep Fishing boats, and 2 (two) permanent platforms (bagang), with a combination of solar and electric charges (off-shore and in-land);
b) Training on maintanenance and trouble shooting skills;
c) Project promotional excursions as an effort to encourage replication by other KUDs.

3. Outreach Approach.
a) Replicating to other areas - as an effort toward ensuring the project's success.


4. Technical Assistance.
a) Routine monitoring by Technical Staff of the Solar PV supplier, and ensure proficiency of skills to maintain the equipment at the local level;
b) Training on organizational management (e.g. book keeping, administration, and marketing) to enhance the organization's capacity.

5. Evaluation and Reporting.


Project Participants and/or beneficiaries :
1. KUD MINA JAYA.
2. Kangkung village, Teluk Betung sub-district, Bandar Lampung.

Anticipated result of project:
1. Continued adoption of Solar PV technology by participants of this pilot project, to completely replace the use of fossil-fueled fishing lamps.
2. Continuous and semi-automatic use of Solar PV (with a timer) on the platforms, to further increase the efficiency of this Renewable Energy technology;
3. Low maintenance cost of fishing boats and platforms;
4. Increased fish-catch due to the increased luminesce by the Solar PV lamps;
5. Inreased income due to decrease of maintenance costs in running this RE technology;
6. Reduction of pollution caused by oil and gasoline spills by the kerosene lamps and or diesel generators.