Analysis of Implementation of Community Empowerment in Local Energy Community
Nicho Farhan Daroini (a*), Arfan Fahmi (b), Deti Rahmawati (c)

Department of Development Studies, Faculty of Creative Design and Digital Business, Insititut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember.
Jalan Raya ITS, Sukolilo Kota Surabaya 60111

Abstract

Local energy community concept in community empowerment is one of the efforts to provide alternative energy for rural communities. One of the empowerment with the concept of a local energy community is in Andungbiru Village, Tiris District, Probolinggo Regency that carried out through the PLTMH unit by the Tirta Pijar PLTMH Group in collaboration with CSR PLN Nusantara Power UP Paiton in the Kampung Setrum program. This study aims to determine the implementation of an energy independent village in Andungbiru Village by the Tirta Pijar PLTMH Group in collaboration with CSR PLN Nusantara Power UP Paiton in the Kampung Setrum Program based on an analysis of community empowerment outcomes. The method used in this research is qualitative with a case study approach. In data collection, primary data was obtained from in-depth interviews and focus group discussion with informants who were determined by the purposive sampling method. Meanwhile, secondary data comes from the PLN Nusantara Power UP Paiton CSR document and other documents. Data analysis was carried out by data reduction, categorization, data presentation, and drawing conclusions by employing outcome analysis which were then tested for data validity using source triangulation techniques and expert validation. The results of this study describe how the implementation of local energy community empowerment in the Tirta Pijar PLTMH group- decision making in the Tirta Pijar PLTMH group on empowering local energy community, management of human resources and natural resources by the Tirta Pijar PLTMH group on empowering local energy community, the response of the Tirta Pijar PLTMH group to problems in empowering local energy community, and the impact empowerment of energy independent village communities by the Tirta Pijar PLTMH group. This research concludes that community empowerment at the Tirta Pijar PLTMH has reached the highest level, namely the power-shift level.

Keywords: Local Energy Community, Ladder Deciption of Outcome of Empowerment, Community Empowerment, Corporate Social Responsibility

Topic: Development Studies and Humanities