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Borneo Admiralty Siberut Makasar Strait The Gunung Salak Geothermal Project in Indonesia Islands Celebes Seram Bismarck uses energy from heat deep under the earth’sIndian surface Archipelago Ocean INDONESIA New Guinea New Ireland INDONESIA to generate electricity. The project earns one carbon Enggano Sea Bougainville New Britain

Java Aru PAPUA NEW GUINEA SOLOMON credit for every tonne of greenhouse gas emissions ISLANDS Solomon Sea Sumbawa Tanimbar it prevents by generating power from the earth’s heat Flores Sumba EAST TIMOR Arafura Sea Torres Str. 10˚S Guadalcanal 10˚S rather than burning coal. Timor

Great Barrier Reef Cape Arnhem Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 The surrounding Mount Halimun Arnhem Land Gulf of Carpentaria islands located along what is known as Salak National Park is home to a host AUSTRALIA the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, a vast belt of of animals and birds, including the 100˚E 110˚E 120˚E 130˚E 140˚E 150˚E high volcanic activity surrounding the endangered West Javan gibbon and Pacific Ocean. Indonesia itself has more Javan lutung. 0 500 Miles than 150 active volcanoes. Whilst the 0 500 KM The project involved the upgrade of Parallel scale at 0˚ 0˚ volcanoes and earthquakes common turbines at an existing geothermal power to this geological zone can be highly to make them significantly more destructive, these conditions also have a efficient. The plant can now generate positive side in that they bring heat from more clean electricity from the same deep within the earth much closer to the source of geothermal steam. In this way surface. That heat can be harnessed it delivers an additional 200,000 MWh and used to create steam, which in turn of electricity per year to the Indonesian is used to generate clean renewable grid, reducing demand for fossil fuels. geothermal electricity. There is rich potential to generate The Gunung Salak Geothermal Project geothermal electricity in Indonesia, but is located 100km southwest of the so far this technology is underutilised bustling city of Jakarta in the tropical due to high implementation costs and forests of western Java. technical risks. With carbon funding to help mitigate these, the Gunung Salak Geothermal Project provides an example for the rest of the country. Project snapshot Name Gunung Salak Geothermal Project Location Kabandungan District, Province, Indonesia Type Geothermal

Emissions prevented 110,000 tonnes of CO2e per year Standard Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Promoting education and

gender equality These sewing courses are particularly The project is located in a remote empowering for women, providing and sparsely populated region where them with skills to be self-sufficient. unemployment is high and there are To promote education and gender limited education opportunities. In close equality the project has funded the cooperation with the local community the construction of a boarding school for project owners have focused on activities girls, the Husnayain Islamic Boarding that improve the lives of local people. School situated in the Kabandungan As a direct result of the specific training Village, as well as books and in this new technology, 12 new jobs in educational materials. This has the geothermal plant have been filled by been a major boost for education, The everyday lives of the communities local people. During the construction providing the girls in the region with surrounding the power plant have phase 24 temporary jobs were more opportunities for their future. The been improved by the upgrade of created, boosting the local economy. project owners have also donated local roads, which helps promote The project also improves employment books and provided funding for economic development. The power opportunities outside of the power operational costs to the local plant obtained the green certificate plant by providing vocational Raudhatul Jannah Kindergarten. under the “Corporate Environmental training for unemployed women and Management Performance Rating men to work in the garment industry. Program” awarded by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment five years in row since 2009.

“Gunung Salak geothermal power plant is the only company in the area that has helped continuously since 2004 and even increased their assistance by helping the kindergarten operational cost with hope to provide education since early childhood.” – Ms. Ali, Principal of Raudhatul Jannah Kindergarten

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