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TOURISM AND ENERGY PROVISION –
BUNAKEN ISLAND CASE STUDY
Mike Price
4 November 2015
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TOURISM AND ENERGY AS A CATALYST FOR
DEVELOPMENT
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TOURISM AND ENERGY AS A CATALYST FOR
DEVELOPMENT
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TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES ON
BUNAKEN AND SILADEN ISLAND
■ Small survey of local hotel and dive
resorts
■ 12 Semi-structured interviews
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BUNAKEN ISLAND TOURIST OPERATORS
■ 15-20 resorts
■ All associated with diving
■ Budget/medium range accommodation
(€10-80 price range)
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SILADEN ISLAND TOURIST OPERATORS
■ 5 resorts
■ Medium to high range (€ 50-250)
■ Not all are dive resorts
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QUESTIONS
■ How do you get your electricity, how much do you get and for
how long?
■ What do you use your power for?
■ Where do you get your water from?
■ What are the problems you encounter from being so remote?
■ What has been the effect of your electricity supply on the local
community? Do you share your power with anyone?
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HOW ARE RESORTS POWERED?
■ Bunaken = village power grid + diesel gen-
sets
■ Siladen = diesel gen-sets
■ Neighbouring Manado Tua = diesel
generators (no tourism)
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BUNAKEN VILLAGE POWER GENERATION
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BUNAKEN VILLAGE POWER GENERATION
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BUNAKEN RESORTS
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SILADEN RESORTS
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USES OF ELECTRICITY
■ Internet = tourists
■ Water pumping
■ Gas tank refilling for diving
■ Refrigeration
■ Lighting
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WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR WATER FROM?
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WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR WATER FROM?
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REMOTE SUPPLY CHAIN PROBLEMS
■ Water, High cost
for basics
■ Supply chain must
go both ways –
waste disposal
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SILADEN RESORT PROVIDES POWER TO LOCAL
VILLAGE
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SUBSIDIES AND TARIFFS HAVE REAL EFFECT ON
TOURIST OPERATORS’ PLANS FOR ENERGY SUPPLY
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SUMMARY
■ Tourism can be catalyst for energy and
development of island communities
■ Energy and water are vital for resort success
■ Important to integrate development initiatives
with tourist operators and communities
