Batang residents from the UKPWR Society (representing Ujungnegoro, Karanggeneng, Ponowareng, Wonokerso, and Roban), build a shelter in their rice fields during a protest against the Batang coal-fired power plant construction.
The consortium behind the project, PT BPI (Bhimasena Power Indonesia), put up a fence denying farmers access to land which has been allocated to the power plant, including land which has not been sold by the farmers.
The construction of the mega-plant has been delayed for almost four years due to persistent and strong opposition from villagers living near the site.