New Zealand to work with Indonesia on geothermal growth

New Zealand agrees to support Indonesia on its plans to develop geothermal energy capacity of 4GW by 2015, as part of a bilateral deal signed by representatives the two countries in Jakarta.

Trade Minister Tim Groser and his Indonesian ministerial counterparts signed four agreements covering cooperation in agriculture, environment, labour and geothermal energy.

“A programme of cooperation in geothermal energy will provide increased commercial opportunities for New Zealand businesses to assist Indonesia with its energy development programme,” says Prime Minister John Key.

The countries have a long history in geothermal energy cooperation. New Zealand and Indonesian engineers developed Indonesia’s first geothermal energy plant at Kamojang, West Java in the 1970s.

New Zealand has also trained over 160 Indonesian engineers at the University of Auckland ’s Geothermal…

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