Indonesia

Increases range from 40% to 65%.

It cost US$4m for development and construction.

Over 22,000 individuals have been affected.

That's around a whopping US$8.8m.

Smoke haze creeps in.

Asian electricity consumers to benefit big time.

Here's how it plans to light the world.

After haze occurred in January and February.

With the season for New Year’s resolutions also comes the inevitable resigned sighs of policymakers in the region approaching solar. Yes it is good for you.

How much will the capacity be?

Earlier this year, I was a speaker in the GreenPower conference which took place in Jakarta which was devoted to the geothermal space in both Indonesia and the Philippines. (https://www.greenpowerconferences.com/GE1306ID). As one of the keynote speakers I listened to the sessions for about three days before it was my turn.

Refinery will reduce dependence on imported fuels.

Revision to optimize the utilization of geothermal energy. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has filed a draft bill at the Indonesian parliament to revise Law No. 27 of 2003 on Geothermal Energy. Commission VII at the House of Representatives has formed a Special Committee to further discuss the draft bill. Jero Wacik, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, said that as a renewable energy source, geothermal energy has great potential to contribute to electricity distribution in Indonesia. Indonesia has up to 40% of the world’s potential geothermal energy resources capable of producing 30,000 MW of electricity annually. Despite its great potential, the development of geothermal energy is currently being held back by cross-ministry regulations. This is a consequence of geothermal energy production being considered a mining activity. This has caused problems for exploiting geothermal hotspots in forest areas that requires permits from the Ministry of Forestry and Ministry of Environmental Affairs.

The electricity demand is expected to grow in the world’s 16th largest economy and the fourth most populated country, Indonesia at an average of 10.1% per annum till 2031. In December 2012, Indonesia had a total installed capacity of 32,951 MW.

Based on even the most conservative estimates of Indonesian growth, demand for power in the already under-supplied archipelago will grow by 7% each year for the foreseeable future. While this would appear to make for a guaranteed return on new investment, systemic difficulties remain.

Needs legal breakthrough to boost RE.