A team of local journalists spent two days on the island to witness the installation of the system and see for themselves the villagers’ excitement as they turned on their solar-powered lights for the first time.All the while, these villagers, who are mostly traditional fishermen, relied on “pelitaan” or “pelita” or kerosene lamps, as well as diesel generator sets for lights. However, these are unsustainable due to the high maintenance and fuel costs.
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