Indonesian Geothermal Power Plant Up and Running Just in time for 2009 World Ocean Conference

Submitted by eBoom Staff on April 15, 2009

Today the Indonesian Energy Minister inaugurated a geothermal power plant in the country's North Sulawesi province.

The project was a joint venture between the engineering company PT Rekayasa Industri (Rekin), Sumitomo Corporation, the state-owned power company, PT PLN, and PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy. Also, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) provided funding for the project. ADB gave $28 million USD, and JBIC gave $36 million USD in funding for the geothermal power plant.

The geothermal power plant will secure electricity to the North Sulawesi province, which also is the host of the 2009 World Ocean Conference in May. The conference will discuss oceans in relation to climage change.

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Nathanael Baker is the Managing Editor of EnergyBoom. He has researched and reported on the issues of renewable energy, sustainability, and climate change for over two years. He has provided research to the New York Times and The Economist, as well as being published on different media outlets including, The Energy Collective.