| Abstract |
The electric power sector in Indonesia will be expanded with an additional generating capacity of about 5255 MW at the end of the fourth Five Year Development Plan, 1984/1985 to 1988/1989, from the existing 3912 MW. At present a 30 MW geothermal condensing plant and two noncondensing monobloks of 2 MW and 25 kW have been operating successfully since 1979. Geothermal energy will be developed primarily for electric power and a total of 220 MW, 660 MW and 550 MW will be added during Repelita IV (1984-1989), Repelita V (1989-1994), and 1995 and up to the year 2000, for a total capacity of nearly 1500 MW. These geothermal plans and programmes will accelerate exploration of 18 areas in Sumatera; 29 in Java, 16 in Sulawesi; and 14 in Bali, the Lesser Sunda Island, and Mollucas (figure 1). |