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Friday, September 1, 2017

Indonesia: New Zealand to Help Country Reach a Goal of 9,500 MW Geothermal Energy by 2025

Indonesia and New Zealand: Partners in Renewable Energy Development (Jakarta Globe)

As Indonesia aims to reach its goal of 9,500 megawatts in geothermal power generation capacity by 2025, its long partnership with New Zealand in this sector is set to reach new heights, helping Southeast Asia's largest economy maximize its unharnessed potential in this source of renewable energy.

New Zealand Ambassador Trevor Matheson said the country stands ready to help Indonesia tap its geothermal resources for energy, tourism and agriculture, building on the two countries' 40-year cooperation in the sector.

"The trend is very clear that Indonesia, for the next decade, on its current growth rate, [has the] potential to become the world's largest producer of geothermal energy – if the policy settings for geothermal resources are identified appropriately, along with skills and training and the right strategy to attract investment to this area," Matheson said in an exclusive interview with the Jakarta Globe last week.

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