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Indonesia’s First Geothermal Lab to be in Palembang (thepresidentpost.com)

The country's first geothermal laboratory will be located in Sucofindo’s Palembang office in South Sumatra. After the laboratory is built, private geothermal operators will no longer have to travel abroad just to test samples.

There are several companies exploring, such as Supreme Energy and Hitay Group. The Ministry of Energy has set three working areas in south Sumatra, including in Tanjung Sakti, Rawas and Lawang.

South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin said Sucofindo made the right decision by choosing Palembang as the location for Indonesia’s first geothermal lab. In addition to having the largest reserves, the South Sumatra province also has substantial reserves of coal and coal-bed methane.

Sucofindo Vice President Heru Riza said that South Sumatra has the largest geothermal reserves in Indonesia, estimated to reach 1,000 MWe. This was the main reason that Palembang was chosen as the location of the geothermal laboratory.

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