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Editorial: Indonesia Needs to Pursue Geothermal (Jakarta Globe)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)

As Indonesia struggles to develop a comprehensive and sustainable energy policy, it might take a look at its northern neighbor for some guidance and success stories. The Philippines has many similar characteristics to Indonesia — it has thousands of islands, a high poverty rate, a booming economy, and a shortage of electricity.

Indonesia can no longer rely on fossil fuels alone to generate power for its economy and its people.

Geothermal energy has long been touted as a possible alternative. After all Indonesia has the highest reserves of geothermal energy in the world, but only taps 1.4 percent of this energy. The Philippines, on the other hand, gets 14 percent of its energy needs from geothermal sources, making it the second-largest geothermal producer in the world, behind only the United States.

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