Jakarta, Oct. 30 -- The Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) Ministry highlighted its initiative to use solar energy as an alternative, eco-friendly power source for operating several base transceiver stations (BTS) in Indonesia's disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions.

"In several regions, we have begun to use energy sources other than electricity from PLN, such as solar energy," Komdigi Ministry's Expert Staff for Social, Economic, and Cultural Affairs Raden Wijaya Kusumawardhana noted.

During a discussion session held in Jakarta on Thursday, he explained that the initiative had been implemented for BTS located in hard-to-reach areas, such as Papua and Highland Papua provinces, to ensure uninterrupted internet acce...