Pulau Messah Gains 24-Hour Solar Power Supply
Pulau Messah in Manggarai Barat now receives 24-hour solar-generated electricity. The 530 kilowatt peak plant serves about 457 customers, most of them fishers.
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Labuan Bajo — Pulau Messah in Manggarai Barat has 24-hour electricity from a solar power plant, according to TribunFlores.com’s report on 12 November 2026. The facility has an installed capacity of 530 kilowatt peak (kWp) and serves about 457 customers.
Most of the customers are fishers, the report said. The power supply has allowed Jubaedah, who runs a kiosk on the island, to sell chilled drinks. The solar plant also helps fishers preserve their catches, according to the same report.
Why it matters to readers
Reliable electricity changes daily services and small-business activity on a remote island in the Komodo area. The reported availability of cold drinks and fish preservation shows how power access affects both household use and local livelihoods.
Pulau Messah is an inhabited island in Pasir Putih village, Komodo subdistrict, Manggarai Barat, East Nusa Tenggara. The plant operates within the service area of PT PLN (Persero)’s Ende electricity service unit.
PLN manager Gabriel Gella said the plant’s installed capacity is 530 kWp and that it serves about 457 customers. The report identified fishers as the majority of those customers.
The report also said PLN plans to increase the plant’s electricity capacity using an energy storage system battery. It did not state a timetable for that expansion.
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