Bali’s governor, Made Mangku Pastika, says he’s consistently been rejecting a geothermal energy implementation plan, along with a plan to develop a geothermal power plant in the Bedugul, Tabanan area.
“I never approved the project to go on, so people don’t need to fret and worry about it,” Pastika said in Denpasar on Thursday, as quoted by Antara.
But he opened up about other energy strategies that he hopes Bali will be taking in the future—which is good, since Bali’s been cited as having a major energy deficiency, leaving it dependent on neighboring island Java for some help.
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According to Pastika, the currently electricity supply in Bali is still insufficient and provincial parties are continuing to look for alternative energy sources that are environmentally friendly.
He also referenced the steam power plant, Celukan Bawang, that started operating and should reach a full capacity of 1,200 MW.
Pastika suggested that the Bali provincial government is currently planning to put the Bali fuel power plants in Pesanggaran, Pemaron, and Gilimanuk on diesel for a more environmentally-friendly outcome, reports Antara.
Even more, the governor says the provincial government is conducting serious talks with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in an effort to build a new power plant in the regency of Karangasem, so eventually each corner of Bali would have a power plant.
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