Cibenda Village became the location for the Community Service Program, which aims to help the village community save electricity. This program was implemented by the Electrical Engineering Study Program, Faculty of Engineering, Widyatama University as part of the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi Program.
The use of electricity in daily life contributes to economic growth in the community. With economic growth, the community’s need for electrical energy continues to increase, which has an impact on the high cost of electricity that must be paid by the community.
In this program, the Community Service team conducted socialization and provided solar panel-based street lighting as a form of utilizing solar energy for public street lighting. This tool is intended so that the surrounding community can utilize the solar energy available in the surrounding environment so that the community no longer relies on electricity supplied by PLN to illuminate roads or public places in the surrounding environment.
The 2023/2024 Widyatama University Electrical Engineering Study Program PKM is led by Neris Peri Ardiansyah, S.Pd., M.T. and members Ase Suryana, S.Si, M.T., Yudi Barnadi, S.T, M.T., Ajeng Mayang Kurniaviep Sugeng, S.T, M.T. The opening ceremony was attended by the Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Widyatama University, Mr. Yanyan Agustian, S.T., M.Eng., PhD. and the Head of Cibenda Village, Mr. Dede Rusliana, who also opened the Energy-Efficient Electricity Use Awareness Campaign.
There were 40 participants in the PKM activity, and they were very enthusiastic about the material presented by the PKM Electrical Engineering Study Program team. At the end of the session, there was a question and answer session where participants asked questions related to the obstacles they faced in using electrical energy in their area.
Policy makers and the local community hope that the Widyatama University Community Service program in Cibenda Village can continue and be sustained in the future so that the service activities are not limited to this year alone.
At the end of the PKM activity, the Electrical Engineering Study Program PKM Team from Widyatama University handed over the equipment to the Head of Cibenda Village, Pangandaran Regency. (NPA)
