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        "id": 2047058,
        "msgid": "geothermal-project-opens-up-mountain-access-and-employs-2-000-local-workers-1792507959",
        "date": "2026-10-20 21:11:34",
        "title": "Geothermal Project Opens Up Mountain Access and Employs 2,000 Local Workers",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy says its projects improve access to isolated mountain areas by supporting road construction and create new economic activity. The company employs at least 210 local residents in routine operations, rising to as many as 2,000 during peak power-plant construction, while officials urge greater direct use of geothermal energy for nearby communities.",
        "content": "<p>Bandung (ANTARA) \u2013 PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy Tbk is seeking to\ndeliver broader benefits from geothermal development, opening up\nisolated mountain areas and sustainably stimulating the local economy by\nemploying up to 2,000 local workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeothermal development should be seen as more than just electricity;\nwhat matters is the benefit it brings to the community,\u201d PGE Operations\nDirector Andi Joko said at the Kamojang Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP)\nsite in Bandung, West Java, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Andi explained that geothermal industry activity in mountainous areas\nencourages the construction of supporting infrastructure, such as roads.\nThese routes directly connect isolated areas and spur new economic\nactivity along operational corridors.<\/p>\n<p>Geothermal projects also have a significant impact on local\nemployment. PGE said it routinely employs at least 210 people from\nnearby communities to support daily operations.<\/p>\n<p>The number of local workers rises sharply when projects reach the\npeak of physical power-plant construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can employ up to 2,000 at the peak of building a power plant.\nAlmost all of them are local,\u201d Andi said.<\/p>\n<p>Tina Talisa, Special Staff to the Vice-President for Community\nEconomic Empowerment and Social Development, stressed the importance of\ndirect use of geothermal energy for people living nearby.<\/p>\n<p>She said the benefits of energy should not be directed solely towards\nareas far from geothermal fields.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDirect use is not simply a matter of saying, \u2018As long as there is\ncorporate social responsibility, that is enough.\u2019 It is about showing\nthat surplus energy which was previously unused can instead benefit the\ncommunity,\u201d Tina said.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasised that communities living near mountain operations\nshould be the main beneficiaries of the economic and social gains from\nclean energy.<\/p>\n<p>By integrating renewable energy supply, infrastructure development\nand local community empowerment, geothermal development is expected to\ncreate lasting prosperity for surrounding communities.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/geothermal-project-opens-up-mountain-access-and-employs-2-000-local-workers-1792507959",
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