Jakarta, July 26 -- Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Bahlil Lahadalia, has said that the Village Electricity ( Lisdes ) program can accelerate efforts to provide equitable access to electricity in frontier, underdeveloped, and outermost (3T) regions, including Papua.

"I hope that with electricity coming in, our children can use technology in school. One day, they will become leaders in Papua, leaders in this nation, and great individuals. Nothing is impossible," he added, according to a statement released here on Friday.

The minister, who visited several remote villages in Papua, including Tindaret village in Yapen Islands district, Sauyas village in Supiori district, and Owi Island in Biak Numfor district, noted that Pr...