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Indonesia to form world’s largest geothermal group in 2021

Indonesia’s Ministry of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is planning to form a geothermal group in 2021 which is expected to become the largest in the world.
Indonesia to form world’s largest geothermal group in 2021 ảnh 1Indonesia's SOE Deputy Minister Pahala Mansury (Photo: Indonesian SOEs Ministry Office)
Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Ministryof State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) is planning to form a geothermal group in2021 which is expected to become the largest in the world.

The group will manage PT PertaminaGeothermal Energy (PGE), PT Geo Dipa Energi, and PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN)Gas & Geothermal.

SOE Deputy Minister Pahala Mansury recentlysaid that a plan is being mulled over to combine geothermal assets of the threecompanies. The joint institution will be owned by Pertamina, PLN and theIndonesian government so that optimal synergy can be obtained.

Meanwhile, Director of PT PLN Ikhsan Assaadasserted that the discussions were still ongoing, adding that PT PLN Gas &Geothermal and PGE are conducting a joint study for geothermal development inLahendong in North Sulawesi and Ulu Belu in Lampung.

This year, the firm plans to carry out theoperation of the Lahendong power plant with a capacity of 80 MW, Ulumbu powerplant with 10 MW, and Mataloko power plant with 2.5 MW.

In addition, PLN Gas & Geothermal alsorun a joint study with PGE and Geo Dipa to develop a binary power plant with atotal capacity of 30 MW at the existing plants of Lahendong, Ulubelu and Dieng,in Central Java.

The Indonesian government sees the countrycould manage 1 GW of geothermal projects in 2030 showed by the roadmapdeveloped by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

The country itself has considerablegeothermal energy potential with capacity 25,300 MW, but only 2,130 MW has beenabsorbed as a source of electrical energy./.
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