26 geothermal projects hampered by Forestry Law, low prices
Thursday, July 19 2012 - 01:11 AM WIB
The secretary general of new energy and renewable energy at the ministry, Djajang Sukarno said in Jakarta on Wednesday that the 26 geothermal projects comprised of 8 projects which have not been in operation, four projects which have been in operation and 14 new projects which were developed after the issuance of the Law No. 27/2003 on Geothermal.
As reported by Kontan business daily, the regulatory problems hampered some of the geothermal projects because in the Law No. 27/2003 on Geothermal, geothermal exploration and production activities were referred to as mining activities while in the Forestry Law, mining activities could not be carried out in forest conservation areas.
?The problems occurred because many of geothermal projects are located in protected forests,? Djajang said. In order to solve the regulatory problem, the government planned to revise the geothermal law in order to remove the ?mining? wording in the Geothermal Law, he said. The draft of the law revision is now being finalized at the state secretary and will soon be submitted to the House of Representatives for approval. He hoped the revision could be completed this year.
In addition to the regulatory problem, some of the geothermal projects were also hampered by low feed-in-tariffs, or the selling prices of the geothermal power to state owned electricity company PLN.
The projects hampered
| No | PLTP | Capacity (MW) | Prices |
| 1 | Sarulla (North Sumatra) | 330 | US$ 6,79 sen/kwh |
| 2 | Kotamobagu | 220 | US$ 4,3 sen/kwh |
| 3 | Sungai Penuh (Jambi) | 110 | US$ 4,3 sen/kwh |
| 4 | Tulehu (Maluku) | 20 | - |
| 5 | Tangkuban Perahu | 120 | Rp 533,6/kwh |
| 6 | Cibuni (West Java) | 10 | - |
| 7 | Lahendong-Tompaso (North Sulawesi) | 60 | US$ 8,25 sen/kwh |
| 8 | Wayang Windu (Pangalengan) | 227 | US$ 6,3 sen/kwh |
| 9 | Dataran Tinggi Dieng (Central Java) | 60 | US$ 5,15 sen/kwh |
| 10 | Jaboi (NAD) | 10 | Rp 1.705/kwh |
| 11 | Cisolok Cisukarame (West Java) | 40 | Rp 630/kwh |
| 12 | Gunung Tampomas (West Java) | 45 | Rp 598/kwh |
| 13 | Gunung Ungaran (Central Java) | 110 | US$ 8,09 sen/kwh |
| 14 | Sokoria (East Nusa Tenggara) | 30 | Rp 1.250,69/kwh |
| 15 | Atadei (East Nusa Tenggara) | 10 | US$ 6,3 sen/kwh |
| 16 | Jailolo (North Maluku) | 10 | Rp 1.727,54/kwh |
| 17 | Suoh Sekincau (Lampung) | 220 | US$ 6,9 sen/kwh |
| 18 | Hu'u Daha (West Nusa Tenggara) | 20 | US$ 9,65 sen/kwh |
| 19 | Kaldera Danau (Banten) | 110 | US$ 8,39 sen/kwh |
| 20 | Blawan-Ijen (East Java) | 110 | US$ 8,58 sen/kwh |
| 21 | Telaga Ngebel ( East Java) | 165 | US$ 7,55 sen/kwh |
| 22 | Guci (Central Java) | 55 | US$ 9,09 sen/kwh |
| 23 | Sibayak (North Sumatera) | 12 | US$ 1,6 sen/kwh |