Indonesia: Sokoria Geothermal Power Plant to Begin First 5 MW Phase of Operations in February

5 MW geothermal plant in Flores set for operation early next year (Jakarta Post)

(Courtesy PLN)

The Sokoria geothermal power plant on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara province is slated to begin the first phase of operations in February next year.

Power producer Sokoria Geothermal Indonesia and state-owned utility company PLN said in a joint statement on Sunday that the plant would have an initial production capacity of 5 megawatts (MW), with a gradual increase in capacity to 30 MW by 2024.

“We are drilling up till our seventh well. Construction is still on schedule and we are certain that we’ll begin operating in February 2020,” said Sokoria head of corporate affairs Syahrini Nuryanti.

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