Current Status and New Geothermal Development Areas in Indonesia

Abstract

Geothermal energy of Indonesia is mainly used to generate electricity. Their installed capacity until 1998 were 580 MWe.The intensive geothermal developments in Quaternary volcanics increase gradually since 2000, particularly in the existing contract areas. The new Law no. 27/2003 regulates the private sector may involve in developing geothermal energy by following a tender. The system of new Law uses a Joint Operation Contract or an Energy Sales Contract to accelerate its production. Currently, geothermal energy produced about 1206.5 MWe and contributes for approximately 4 % of the National electrical demand. There are seven new geothermal development areas are contracted and negotiated with Government and PLN. These will increase more than a thousand MWe of electric capacity in West and East of Indonesia in 2014 to 2016. Therefore, distributions of geothermal development areas will be spread out of all Indonesian Islands.