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| (Courtesy CIA.gov) |
On August 26 2014 the Indonesian House of Representatives passed new legislation concerning geothermal energy. The new Geothermal Resources Act is a revised version of the 2003 Geothermal Energy Act, with major changes that are meant to ease development of the country's geothermal energy industry.
In a major change from the 2003 act, the new act does not categorize geothermal exploitation as a form of mining activity. This means that geothermal activities can be conducted in forest conservation areas, which cannot be used for mining activities. The new legislation also allows concessions on state lands, registered lands (lands with a title certificate), tribal lands and water areas.
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