Public opposition to PT Tenaga Bumi Bali’s (TBB) geothermal power-generating project grows despite having recently received pledges of support from members of the Bali House of Representatives (DPRD-Bali); and the PDI, Gerinda and Golkar parties.
The project was suspended in 2005 after widespread community protests and a formal resolution in opposition from the DPRD-Bali.
The Governor’s spokesman said that despite Bali's continuing power shortage, there are still many other sources of energy that can be explored, even though geothermal energy sources are considered environmentally friendly.
The Governor’s office said that the people of Bali would never tolerate any geothermal project that trespasses on protected forest area in a religiously sacred area of Bali. Balinese religious belief holds that the forested areas in the hills at Bedugul are home to the headwaters of Bali and must remain undisturbed.
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