Folks of Buduk Bui, a remote village in Ba'Kelalan, Lawas is now supplied with 24-hour electricity free of charge.
Power from the small river
A group of nine Rotary Clubs from Brunei, Singapore and Malaysia have successfully completed a Micro-Hydro Electricity Supply Project for the village with approximately 40 homes with 400 residents on Nov 18 last year.
The total cost of the project is US$41,500 which is approximately RM140,000.
The hydro powered generator set
Although the electricity supplied is mainly for lighting, televisions and small electrical items such as washing machines and small refrigerators can also be used.
The project was made possible through the combined efforts of the nine Rotary Clubs, District 3310 and the Rotary Foundation which provides the most needed funds, and also the hardworking villagers who did most of the physical work.
Buduk Bui folks will never again have to worry about high cost of diesel used by generator engines.
The Micro-Hydro project is environmental friendly because it does not produce any noise, pollute the air and water, and the 4-foot dam does no damage to the surrounding river bank.
With that, the villagers can now have the right to protect the catchments from other sinister organisations such as timber operators.
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