INFOKU, BLORA – There are 9 heads of families (KK) in Temajang Hamlet, Jatisari Village, Banjarejo District, Blora Regency finally have their own electricity connection.
Previously, there were 10 families of local residents living in the middle of this forest area and supplying electricity from the house of the head of the local neighborhood association (RT).
“There is no need to change with neighbors. Usually the electricity is a little bit njeglek (power outages). So you can't turn on electronic equipment at the same time. So far, we have also paid for electricity jointly,'' said Supardi, a resident of the Friends of Hamlet.
According to Supardi, electricity has been in his village since 1999 and at that time only two houses were connected.
So, 24 years or so far, his house and 8 other neighbors have been supplying electricity from the RT head's house.
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"Alhamdulillah, finally we have our own electricity meter," he said.
Now, Supardi doesn't need to worry if the electricity goes out because the electricity is shared with the other houses.
It is known, to reach the village located in the middle of the Blora forest, it is necessary to travel 17 kilometers (km) from the city center of Blora.
The condition of the road from the Blora-Randublatung highway to the village is about 4 km through the rocky and steep Perhutani road.
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The manager of PLN Rayon Cepu Wardoyo said that there were additional transformers and a network of 5 wickets.
Installation of electricity networks and meters in the village was carried out for two days. One day installing the network, the next electricity meter. (Endah / IST )
