Chevron Develop project in Garut geothermal

Chevron Texaco Energy Indonesia (CTEI) Ltd as for project to develop new geothermal darajat Garut regency in West Java. CTEI currently has its own geothermal units 3 degrees with a total capacity of the earth steam supply 250 Mega Watt more. Planned geothermal projects darajat this new supply will be used as additional earth for the steam power plants owned by PLN electricity. "We are still negotiating with the matter of price PLN. Geothermal Research is also still in progress. Later known how large capacity steam earth," Head of Public Relations said Government and Chevron Texaco Energy Indonesia Ltd., Irwan Munaf.
He delivered it to provide assistance after the project work overlay Hotmix Panunjuk-Tarogong along 7.1 km on the road Tarogong, Garut in West Java. Meanwhile, at the end of the year 2006 this project is estimated geothermal darajat third property CTEI Ltd completed. Development project itself began in 2004 with the supply capacity of geothermal steam is produced 110 Mega Watt. Value of development projects geothermal steam darajat third of USD 127 Million. "The price of our cheapest price available, only 4.2 cents per kWh it," he said.
Garut regency in West Java alone there are currently 11 point steam heat in the earth that has not maximize. Estimated to supply steam heat earth are very large. Geothermal steam Garut in West Java is 1 / 3 of the supply of geothermal steam across the country. CTEI Ltd has started to build steam geothermal project in Garut West Java since 1984. Build a project with geothermal steam darajat I supply with a capacity of 55 Mega Watt and use of power to PLN. To this CTEI Ltd has donated profits to the state of U.S. $ 2 million every 3 months, or as much as 34 percent of the benefits obtained. "Now era of regional autonomy. We own government to give assistance to the Garut with the value of 10 billion this year," he said.

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