Pertamina to add 165 MW in geothermal power generation capacity this year
Lahedong Geothermal Power Plant in Indonesia (source: ADB, Courtesy of CPI)
Alexander Richter
16 Jun 2016
Pertamina Geothermal expects to add 165 MW in geothermal power generation capacity with the start of its Ulubelu Unit 3, Lahendong Unit 5 and Karaha Unit 1 this year.
Reported from Indonesia, PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) expects to start operation of three geothermal power plants this year, with a combined power generation capacity of 165 MW.
“These geothermal projects are meant to boost the national energy security program,” Corporate Secretary of PGE Tafif Azimudin said in recent news.
The three geothermal plants are Unit 3 in Ulubelu, Lampung, with a capacity of 55MW, the Lahendong Unit 5 in North Sulawesi with a capacity of 55MW, and the Karaha Unit 1 in West Java with a capacity of 55MW.
The Ulubelu unit 3 is scheduled to operate in August 2016 in accordance with the commercial operation date (COD). Meanwhile, the Lahendong unit 5 and the Karaha unit 1 are scheduled to begin operations in December 2016.
“The total additional capacity installed in these geothermal plants is 165 MW. Currently, the installed capacity of geothermal power plants managed by PGE is 437MW,” Tafif said.
PGE has also completed the exploratory drilling of wells in these geothermal power plants. The drilling consists of two wells in Ulubelu unit 3, two wells in Lahendong unit 5, and three wells in Karaha unit 1.
The operations at these geothermal power plants are expected to increase Pertaminas geothermal power production. Through 2015, Pertaminas geothermal production amounted to 3056.82 gigawatt-hours (GWh), increasing at 2831.40 GWh as compared to 2014.
Source: Antara News
