Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Indonesia now fully operational
The 55-MW Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia is now fully operational after passing a 72-hour capacity test.
PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (IDX: PGEO) has officially announced that the 55-MW Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia is now fully operational. This comes after passing the 72-hour Unit Rated Capacity (URC) testing of the facility and being declared operationally feasible through the issuance of an Operational Eligibility Letter (SLO).
“We are grateful that the generation of the Lumut Balai Unit 2 PLTP can now be started fully and consistently. This is part of PGE’s long-term commitment to providing reliable and sustainable geothermal-based clean energy. With this additional capacity, we are not only strengthening the national energy mix, but also getting closer to the target of independently managed installed capacity of 1 GW in the next 2-3 years,” said Julfi Hadi, President Director of PGEO.
Work on the Unit 2 power plant in the Lumut Balai geothermal field officially started with a groundbreaking ceremony in December 2023. The first 55-MW unit in Lumut Balai came online in 2019.
With the new facility now operational, the installed capacity being managed by PGEO has increased to 727.5 MWe over six operational areas. The company is also in the process of developing the Hululais Unit 1 and 2 projects with a target installed capacity of 110 MW. More recently, PGEO inaugurated the exploration of the Gunung Tiga-Ulubelu geothermal prospect in Lampung, with a potential capacity of 55 MW. The inauguration ceremony, which involved groundbreaking on four other geothermal power projects, was headed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
Source: PGEO via IDX disclosure