North Sulawesi to Have Geothermal Energy
Tuesday, 14 April, 2009 | 14:37 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The State-owned geothermal company (PLTP) Lahendong units 1, 2, and 3, will supply electricity for people in North Sulawesi by using geothermal energy.
It is predicted that geothermal energy in Lahendong/Tompaso can create 200 megawatts of electricity.
At the present, PLTP Lahendong has nine production refineries with two refineries for the power at PLTP itself.
PLTP Lahendong unit 1 with a capacity of 20 megawatts has operated since 21 August 2001, while units 2 and 3 will be launched by the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, on Wednesday (15/4).
The state-owned electricity company PLN said in a press release on Tuesday (14/4) that Indonesia has geothermal energy capacity of 27,510 megawatts.
Only 1,052 megawatts of this is in production, and 1,647.5 megawatts are under development.
The Government plans to open a tender for geothermal energy with capacity of 680 megawatts.
BOBBY CHANDRA
TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The State-owned geothermal company (PLTP) Lahendong units 1, 2, and 3, will supply electricity for people in North Sulawesi by using geothermal energy.
It is predicted that geothermal energy in Lahendong/Tompaso can create 200 megawatts of electricity.
At the present, PLTP Lahendong has nine production refineries with two refineries for the power at PLTP itself.
PLTP Lahendong unit 1 with a capacity of 20 megawatts has operated since 21 August 2001, while units 2 and 3 will be launched by the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, on Wednesday (15/4).
The state-owned electricity company PLN said in a press release on Tuesday (14/4) that Indonesia has geothermal energy capacity of 27,510 megawatts.
Only 1,052 megawatts of this is in production, and 1,647.5 megawatts are under development.
The Government plans to open a tender for geothermal energy with capacity of 680 megawatts.
BOBBY CHANDRA