Monday, August 24, 2015

Indonesia, Costa Rica: Countries Sign Agreement to Cooperate on Geothermal Energy

RI, Costa Rica sign framework cooperation agreement (Jakarta Post)


Indonesia and Costa Rica will strengthen bilateral cooperation in various sectors following the signing of a framework cooperation agreement between the two countries, a Foreign Ministry official has said.

The acting head of the economic, finance and banking sub-directorate at the Foreign Ministry’s Central and East Europe directorate, Enjay Diana, said  that among the subjects of cooperation recently discussed by the two foreign ministers were cooperation in the field of renewable energy, especially geothermal energy; disaster mitigation; transnational organized crime elimination and mandatory consular notification.

“Indonesia is a country with a largest geothermal energy potential in the world. Meanwhile, more than 90 percent of energy needs in Costa Rica are covered with renewable energy, including geothermal energy,” said Enjay.

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