Masalembu Islands is a sub-district that is divided into three island clusters, namely Masalembu Island, Masakambing Island and Karamian Island that adminically enter into Sumenep Regency, East Java. Geographically in the eastern Java region, located between islands such as Madura, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. More specifically, this water is north of Sumenep Regency, East Java and is a meeting between the Java Sea, Flores Sea, and Makassar Strait.
Based on the data of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of 2024 as much as 25.550 people inhabit four village areas in the archipelago. From ten thousand people’s souls there are three ethnicities that come down in a side of each other, namely Madura, Bugis, and Mandar. Local communities connect living with farming, gardening, beternak, trading, making boats, become boat technicians and become fishermen.
The remote brain makes society faced with a number of limitations, especially in terms of energy. To meet the electrical needs for example, the community still rely on a number of diesel generators belonging to the individual to then be broadcasted to the homes of the citizens, with the incision in accordance with the discharging, besides for the small power requirements of each citizen utilizing small-capacity solar panels.
Local TV landscape fishing and coastal vegetation of Sukajeruk Village, Masalembu District, Masalembu Island, Sumenep Regency, East Java
Picture of the tower mercusuar air as a navigation aid for boats sailing across Java, Masalembu Island
While citizens who have more and conscious economic abilities with renewable energy, they invested by building a solar power generation (PLTS) independently, to then be broadcasted to a number of relative houses. The utilization of solar power is as a symbol of their independence in the use of renewable energy.
It is called in harmony with the National Ketenagaelectric General Plan (RUKN) that calls solar energy as one of the main contributors to pursue 23 percent renewable energy odors at 2025, and 31 percent at 2050, especially in the left, leading, and outer areas (3T). The fresh wind has been in the event of the Komunal PLTS project plan of PT PLN (Persero) is poised. However, since 2019 to 2025 has not been realized.
Meanwhile, based on temporary data in the Community Network of Pes combing and Small Island (JMP3K) noted that the results of the catch of various types of fish such as cabbage, tenggiri, jacket, layang, cakalang, bloating, dryness and captivating in July-November 2025 period reached about 3.200 tons for Masalembu Island only, outside food needs and has not included two other islands. The amount for sale to Java Island and Kalimantan Island through a number of collections on the ground or in the sea.
The color cleans solar panels as an alternative energy due to the absence of electricity sources in Masalembu Island
The color shows the power gauges sourced from the diesel generator machine to stream the electricity to a number of citizens
In the middle of the limitations and obstacles that exist, the fishermen of Masalembu remains grateful by taking care of the traditions of falling the Ocean Chests or Rokat Tase’ as the ritus custom nelayan Masalembu. A symbol of nelayan’s sacredness and local communities in respect of the sea that has provided all its natural resources for society’s lives. The community hopes, the Masalembu Islands can be one of the archipelago with abundant and sustainable fishing potential.
In the middle of the limitations and obstacles that exist, the fishermen of Masalembu remains grateful by taking care of the traditions of falling the Ocean Chests or Rokat Tase’ as a local fisherman. A symbol of nelayan’s sacredness in respect of the sea that has given all its natural resources for people’s lives.
In addition to Rokat Tase', the gratitude is reflected in their efforts in blocking limitations, one of them by utilizing solar power as a symbol of independence of renewable energy use.
The color of processing fresh fish into fish as well as the island of the island of fishing and fishing in Kalimantan
Thus, the community hoped that PT PLN’s compunal PLTS can be realized immediately, and also the One Price BBM program in the 3T region that has been allowed by the Ministry of ESDM since 2017 in Indonesia, so that it can also be applied in the Masalembu Islands in fair. As often referred to as President Prabowo Subianto in his speech, that all forms of state programs are for the welfare and prosperity of people, not for the interests of certain groups.
editor: zarqoni maxum
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