Indonesian President announces 6 geothermal projects
Darajat Unit I owned by Indonesia Power (a PLN subsidiary) with steam supplied by Chevron (source: wienblog-growingtree/ blogspot)
Francisco Rojas
19 Aug 2015
Following an earlier announcement, Mr Joko Widodo sees geothermal and renewables as crucial for energy development in Indonesia.
During the ongoing 3rd Indonesian International Geothermal Convention & Expo, Indonesia’s President has been adamant on looking to develop the geothermal potential latent in the country. In the last decade, the pace of development has been a bit disappointing, being much slower than expected. Mr Widodo said today that his government is considering creating a state-owned enterprise to take over geothermal concessions and to speed up development.
The country depends heavily on oil to generate electricity and with a growing economy, more power needs to be added into the national grid. The solution is right under their feet. Local news state that “President Widodo announced the construction of six geothermal power plants spread across several provinces in Indonesia: (1) The Ulubelu II geothermal power plant in Lampung (Sumatra). Two new units (III and IV) of 55 MW, each, are being constructed and are located next to the 110 MW Ulubelu I geothermal facility. The project is operated by state-owned Pertamina Geothermal Energy. (2) The Lahendong unit V in Minahasa (Sulawesi) with a capacity of 2×20 MW. (3) The Kamojang unit V plant near Bandung (West Java) with a capacity of 35 MW. (4) The Karaha unit I in Tasikmalaya (West Java) with a capacity of 30 MW. (5) The Lumut Balai unit I and II in South Sumatra with a capacity of 55 MW and (6) the Kerinci unit I in Jambi (Sumatra) with a capacity of 55 MW.”
Source: Indonesia Investments
