Renewable Energy and Social Infrastructure: A Preliminary Study of the POWERE Project in South Sulawesi, Indonesia

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10.2991/978-2-38476-545-4_32How to use a DOI?

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Social Infrastructure; Renewable energy; Community-based; Sulawesi; POWERE Project

Abstract

Community-based renewable energy initiatives depend not only on technological systems but also on the social infrastructures that support them. Yet we still know little about how this infrastructure functions in practice, or how it shapes innovation, sustainability, and everyday life in communities. This study examines the diverse forms of social infrastructure that have emerged in the POWERE project areas in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork at multiple POWERE project sites, combined with insights from the literature on renewable energy and social infrastructure, this initial research explores how local culture, institutions, and collective practices influence the ways renewable energy technologies are understood, adopted, and adapted. Initial findings indicate that social infrastructures are not uniform but contextually constructed, with each form carrying different implications for inclusivity, resilience, and the ability of environmental technologies to generate broader social benefits. By highlighting the dynamic and locally embedded nature of social infrastructure, this study underscores the importance of designing renewable energy initiatives that not only improve technical viability but are also socially viable to promote long-term sustainability.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Runavia Mulyasari
AU  - Monika Swastyastu
AU  - Agung Iswadi
AU  - Marry Ann Q. Franco
AU  - Bradley Parrish
AU  - Chu Chun Yu
AU  - Diah Irawaty
AU  - Raminder Kaur
AU  - M. Zamzam Fauzanafi
AU  - Leuserina Garniati
AU  - Maria Apolonia
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/13
TI  - Renewable Energy and Social Infrastructure: A Preliminary Study of the POWERE Project in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences 2025 (WCGSS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 478
EP  - 490
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-545-4_32
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-545-4_32
ID  - Mulyasari2026
ER  -