Indonesia, which sits along the Pacific Ocean’s “ring of fire” zone of active volcanoes, carried out its first government-led geothermal drilling as part of its bid to rely more on renewable sources of energy.
The government started the Cisolok-Cisukarame exploration initiative in the Mount Halimun Salak national park set to the southwest of Jakarta. It plans to develop a plant with 20-megawatt capacity out of the site’s 45-megawatt potential, the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said in a statement.
The next geothermal exploration in East Nusa Tenggara will kick off soon.
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