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BUSINESS INFORMATION - Head of Department of Energy and Mineral Resources Energi Bengkulu Province Ir Ahyan Endu, Tuesday, saying that PT Pertamina began to explore geothermal energy in Bengkulu, one of which is in the Upper Village District Lais Lebong.
Pertamina said he began doing stage drilling and infrastructure development that would take up to two years.
Meanwhile, to generate 1 MW, he said, Pertamina to invest the capital of 3 million U.S. Dollars.
Office of Energy and Mineral Resources of Bengkulu province to find three points of geothermal sources (geothermal) in the village of Hulu Lais, Rice and Hill Mine Lake District Lebong.
The third point of the potential of geothermal resources vary the heat source in the village of Ulu Lais expected to generate 660 megawatts of electricity while Rice Mine Hill 250 MW and 173 MW Lake.
Department of Energy and Mineral Resources provides tolerance to Pertamina if the end of 2009 there was no effort to work in the field of exploitation licenses will be revoked and re-re-tendered or transferred to other parties.
He explained, if the third source of geothermal energy can be realized will be able to meet the electricity supply in Bengkulu, which is still short.
Based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, he said, the country has a geothermal energy potential of 27,000 MW spread over 253 locations or reaches 40 percent of the world's geothermal reserves.
To reduce the national energy crisis, the government through PLN will carry out development acceleration program of national power 10,000 MW second phase of one of the priorities of geothermal energy sources
Pemerintan now continue to develop geothermal potential was gradually, because the system work Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) is simple enough just driven turbines and water vapor are separated.
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