| Abstract |
The mapping of distribution renewable energy such as geothermal resources and its thermal surface features could give a policy consideration for a geothermal development in Indonesia. Indonesia as an archipelagic country has 349 geothermal locations (25 GWe) by December 2018; the 34 locations are at Maluku islands, Eastern Indonesia with total resources of 1,156 MWe and total reserves of 505 MWe. They are consisted of speculative of 560 MWe, Hypothetic of 91 MWe, Possible of 497 MWe, Probable of 6 MWe, and Proven of 2 MWe. Maluku is consisted of 2 provinces: North Maluku and Maluku. The geothermal areas in North Maluku have more volcanic areas rather than the Maluku. North Maluku with 15 geothermal areas has resources about: 190 MWe speculative, 7 MWe hypothetic, and 379 MWe probable. Maluku with 19 geothermal areas has resources about 370 MWe speculative, 84 MWe hypothetic, 118 MWe possible, 6 MWe probable and 2 MWe proven. Natural resources of mining, plantation, and fishery industries are very prospective in Maluku islands and the geothermal development could be one of the answers to fulfill the requirement energy for these natural resources. This paper will explain about geothermal resources in Maluku and North Maluku because Indonesia government is focusing for the development of Eastern Indonesia. As Maluku is an archipelagic region, the Indonesian government has strategy policy for increasing economic clusters based on local resources. Geothermal is a clean and an in situ energy, so the geothermal resourceinformation of Maluku could be a consideration for everyone who will be developing the renewable energy based on the industrial development in Indonesia. |