Ministry designates 9 new geothermal working areas
Wednesday, June 4 2014 - 09:33 AM WIB
By Godang Sitompul
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has issued a decree to designate nine new geothermal working areas ready to be offered to investors.
The nine working areas have potential resources totaling 1030 MW with total development capacity of 555 MW or 54 percent of the total resources. Investment needed to develop the capacity is estimated at US$2.1 billion.
The issuance of the decree on the nine working areas was announced during the 3rd Indo EBTKE 2014 Conference and Exhibition on Wednesday in Jakarta.
| No | Name of working areas | Capacity | Location (Regency) |
| 1 | Graho Nyabu | 200 MWe | Merangin & Kerinci, Jambi |
| 2 | Mount Talang-Bukit Kili | 65 MWe | Solok in West Sumatra |
| 3 | Mount Arjuno Welirang | 185 MWe | Mojokerto, Pasuruan, Malang & Batu City in East Java |
| 4 | Mount Pandan | 60 MWe | Bojonegoro, Nanjuk & Madiun in East Java |
| 5 | Mount Wilis | 50 MWe | Nganjuk, Kediri, Tulungagung, Ponorogo & Madiun in East Java |
| 6 | Songgoriti | 35 MWe | Malang, Blitar & Batu City in East Java |
| 7 | Mount Gede Pangrango | 85 MWe | Sukabumi, Bogor & Cianjur in West Java |
| 8 | Mount Hamiding | 265 MWe | Halmahera Utara in North Maluku |
| 9 | Telaga Ranu | 85 MWe | Halmahera Barat in North Maluku |
Editing by Johannes Simbolon