Solar panels on the way to rural Sabah hostel troubled by power cuts


Bangkuai (centre, middle row) witnessing the handing over of food items to San Damiano Hostel Kiulu by a group of philanthropists on Jan 21.

KOTA KINABALU: Students at a rural hostel in the Kiulu sub-district, some 40km from here, will not have to worry about studying in the dark soon.

This was after Kiulu assemblyman Datuk Joniston Bangkuai approved the installation of solar panels in response to a request from San Damiano Hostel officer-in-charge Sr Jane Sandalun, who raised concerns about power outages affecting the students’ learning.

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