PT Geo Dipa Energi podría adicionar hasta 275 MW de energía geotérmica hasta el año 2021
Patuha geothermal plant, Bandung, Indonesia (source: ESMAP)
carlos Jorquera
27 Feb 2017
La empresa estatal Geo Dipa Energi, está impulsando, junto al desarrollo de sus proyectos geotérmicos de Deing y Patuha, que podrían adicionar hasta 275 MW adicionales de capacidad de generación geotérmica para el año 2021.
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State-owned PT Geo Dipa Energi is planning to deliver on the promise for geothermal development in Indonesia, so the country’s Vice President Jusuf Kalla after a recent meeting with the company.
The company is in an important position to help the government of Indonesia to reach its clean energy development goals, so Kalla. As reported by the Jakarta Post, the Vice President stressed the importance of immediately expanding geothermal power plants in Dieng, Central Java, and in Patuha, West Java.
In the meetings with the Vice President, the President Director of Geo Dipa, Riki Ibrahim reported on the progress for the Dieng and Patuha geothermal projects of the company. The Dieng geothermal power plant will have an installed capacity of 100 MW, and the Patuha project 175 MW when they start operation by 2021.
With adequate and experienced staff, PT Geo Dipa is ready to develop further projects with a long-term plan to develop up to 1,100 MW of geothermal power generation capacity by 2030, so Riki.
The company is currently in a legal dispute with PT Bumigas Energi, related to the cancellation for the joint development of the two power plant projects. The legal problems have disrupted efforts to accelerate the two projects.
Source: The Jakarta Post // ThinkGeoEnergy
