Alstom to build geothermal power plant in Indonesia
The French industrial giant, Alstom, says it will build a 30-MW geothermal power plant in Indonesia under a USD-69-million contract.
In a statement on Wednesday Alstom said, the plant will be set up in Karaha, in western Java, and the company will provide engineering, materials and construction in the project which is set to be completed by the end next year.
Indonesia, made up of thousands of islands stretching from the Indian to the Pacific oceans, is home to some 130 volcanoes and is estimated to hold around 40 percent of the world’s geothermal potential. However it produces only a tiny fraction of its energy by converting underground heat into electricity, lagging far behind others such as the United States and the neighboring Philippines.
Geothermal power plants use the heat from the earth’s core to heat water or another working fluid which is then used to turn a turbine of generators that produce electricity.
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