Muara Laboh 2x110MW Geothermal Power Project

Overview:

• The Muara Laboh 2x110MW Geothermal Power Project is the first internationally financed project to be developed under the new geothermal regulatory regime introduced by the government in 2003.
• A Consortium of Supreme Energy, IPR-GdF Suez and Sumitomo Corporation was awarded the rights to develop this 2x110MW geothermal power project in Muara Laboh, Solok Selatan Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia.
• The project was the first to receive the Business Viability Guarantee from the Ministry of Finance (being a form of government support permitted under the second fast track programme regulatory framework). 
• Construction of the geothermal plant began in late 2015 and electricity production is expected to commence by mid-2018.

Wai Yee Tsang - Journalist Asia Pacific