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Three Geothermal Plants With 62 MW to Go On Line in Indonesia This Year (Jakarta Globe)

(Courtesy CIA.gov)

Three geothermal power plants with total capacity of 62 MWe will go on line this year, as Indonesia seeks to tap more of the renewable energy source amid rising fuel costs.

Tisnaldi, geothermal director at the Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, said on Tuesday that the government expected three geothermal plants to start producing this year including those in Patuha and Cibuni in West Java, and Ulumbu in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara.

The 55 MWe geothermal plant in Patuha, which was originally scheduled to be on line last year, should start producing in June.

The Cibuni plant, which is being developed by PLN with planned capacity at 2 MWe, is expected to start operations in August. The Ulumbu plant would also become operational in August and will have the capacity to generate 5 MWe.

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