Schematic Approach to Boost Geothermal Direct Use Development in Indonesia

Abstract

Despite the rapid growth of direct use development world-wide, predominant focus on geothermal power generation development in Indonesia, has kept direct-use development in Indonesia remained ever marginal. Nevertheless, the potential opportunities and strategic values offered in direct-use development should have entailed direct-use a more considerable role to support geothermal power development and the general energy provision in Indonesia. Therefore, a schematic approach consisting systematic efforts is required to overcome the challenges and to shift the current development paradigms in in order to revitalize direct-use development in Indonesia. Also provided in this paper, are the key considerations and direct-use development concepts which to be potentially applied in various geothermal area development circumstances.