Five geothermal sites in Indonesia to be tendered in 2025

Gunung Lawu, East Java, Indonesia (source: flickr/ Ridho Akbar Mauludi, creative commons)

The Director General of New, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (EBTKE) Eniya Listiani Dewi has announced five geothermal sites in Indonesia that the agency will offer for tender by 2025 in a bid to attract more investment in the country’s geothermal sector. Three of the sites are classified as Preliminary Survey and Exploration Areas (WPSPE) while two are Geothermal Working Areas (WKP).

The WPSPE’s to be tendered (along with approximate capacity values) are as follows:

• Gunung Lawu (195 MW)
• Sipoholon Ria-ria (35 MW)
• Cubadak-Panti (30 MW)

The WKP’s are as follows:

• Telaga Ranu (85 MW)
• Wapsalit (46 MW)

The sites for tender were announced by Eniya as part of a panel at the 7th Indonesia-China Forum in Bali, Indonesia. During the event, Eniya emphasized that increasing the renewable energy capacity of Indonesia will require a huge investment.

“Indonesia has abundant geothermal energy potential of up to 23.6 GW with 2.6 GW (11%) already utilized so that its availability for utilization is still very open. We have offered it to various parties and now some have been developed. There are some that we are still offering to investors who are interested in developing geothermal in Indonesia,” said Eniya.

The MEMR had very recently announced a tender for geothermal survey and exploration at the Bora Pulu and Samosir sites in Central Sulawesi and North Sumatra, respectively.

Source: Ministry of Energy And Mineral Resources