Jakarta, July 25 -- Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, said that the Village Electrification Program (Lisdes) is now being implemented across the country, including in some of the most remote villages in Papua.

"I want electricity to be available so our children can study using technology," Bahlil said in a statement on Friday, following a visit to several isolated communities in Papua the day before.

In Tindaret village in Yapen Islands district, electricity is now available at a public elementary school. This effort is part of the School Revitalization and Digital Learning Program initiated by President Prabowo Subianto.

In North Yapen district, Bahlil noted that electrification is not only poweri...