These Indonesian villages are powered by locally sourced sustainable energy

Mongabay
Feb 7, 2017, 2:57 pm142 pts
In a country where much of the rural population lives off the grid, villages on the Indonesian island of Flores boast their own renewable energy sources — all built by local communities. Reno village on Flores hosts only 134 homes. The local economy revolves around weaving, raising chickens and selling…

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