Instalasi Penerangan Jalan Umum Berbasis Energi Terbarukan Beserta Perawatannya di Kelurahan Kalimulya, Kota Depok

Abstrak

The Kalimulya Depok Sub-district requires a solar-powered public street lighting program. The objective of this program is not only to address the partner-related issue of insufficient street lighting in order to reduce crime action but also to serve as an educational initiative. The program is carried out by the PNJ team in collaboration with Kalimulya Sub-district. The main activity was about utilizing solar energy as a renewable source of public electricity. This will contribute to achieving the energy-independent village's goal. The community engagement activities include conducting surveys for the placement of solar street lighting poles and coordinating with the Kalimulya Sub-district, planning the installation system of solar street lighting, installing the poles and lamps for solar street lighting, and providing training on the operation and maintenance of solar street lighting alike. This initiative has a positive impact on the partners, as through the provision of solar street lighting, 2 units of solar street lighting have been installed in rukun warga (RW, or upper neighborhood organization) 02 and RW 07 of Kalimulya Subdistrict, Depok. Furthermore, through the training on the operation and maintenance of solar street lighting, participants gain knowledge and skills about renewable energy operation and how to maintain solar street lighting, resulting in a high level of satisfaction at the end.

Keywords-renewable energy, solar-powered lighting, street Lighting

Abstrak
Kelurahan Kalimulya yang berada di wilayah Kota Depok memerlukan program penerangan jalan umum berbasis tenaga surya. Tujuan program ini selain mengatasi permasalahan mitra terkait kurangnya penerangan jalan umum yang menyebabkan rawan kejahatan, juga sebagai bentuk edukasi tim dosen Politeknik Negeri Jakarta (PNJ) kepada masyarakat Kelurahan Kalimulya tentang pemanfaatan energi surya sebagai sumber energi listrik yang terbarukan guna mencapai cita-cita desa atau kelurahan mandiri energi. Kegiatan ini terdiri atas survai peletakan tiang penerangan jalan umum tenaga surya (PJUTS) dan koordinasi dengan Kelurahan Kalimulya, Perencanaan sistem instalasi PJU TS, instalasi tiang dan lampu PJU TS, dan pelatihan operasi dan perawatan PJU TS. Kegiatan ini memberikan dampak baik bagi mitra yakni melalui penyediaan PJU TS telah terpasang 2 unit PJU TS di RW 02 dan RW 07 Kelurahan Kalimulya Depok, dan melalui pelatihan operasi dan perawatan PJU sehingga para peserta pelatihan memiliki pengetahuan terkait renewable energy dan keterampilan mengoperasikan dan merawat PJU TS dengan tingkat kepuasan yang sangat baik. 

Kata Kunci-penerangan jalan umum, renewable energy, tenaga surya