Indonesia:

South Sumatra To Offer Two Geothermal Blocks in 2014 (Republika Online)

The Provincial Government of South Sumatra (Pemprov Sumsel) will open a tender for two geothermal blocks in 2014, Head of Mining and Energy Development of South Sumatra Robert Heri said on Friday.

"In South Sumatra, there are three mining areas (geothermal WKP) established by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, namely Tanjung Sakti, Lawang and Rawas block. Two blocks, Lawang and Tanjung Sakti, will be tendered in 2014," he said.

Currently, Turkish company Hitay Investment Holdings, is conducting the initial survey to determine the potential energy contained in the WKP.

"Hitay is interested in building geothermal power plants. In terms of geothermal potential, our 2016 target is 2 to 4 trillion IDR," said Robert Heri.

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