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Kalla instructs Geo Dipa to resolve power plant rights issue
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Geo Dipa Energi's Dieng geothermal power plant in Central Java is one of the main sources of renewable energy in the country. (Tempo/Aris Andrianto)
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ice President Jusuf Kalla has expressed his concerns over the concession rights issue involving state-owned geothermal energy firm PT Geo Dipa Energi, when he met with the company's management at his office in Jakarta on Tuesday.
“The Vice President was really concerned about the legal problem. That is why he wants it to be resolved soon," said Geo Dipa Energi president director Riki Ibrahim after the meeting.
Geo Dipa Energi has been long involved in a dispute with PT Bumigas Energi over concession rights to develop and manage its Dieng and Patuha power plants.
Read also: Geo Dipa Energy to shape up after management reshuffleAt the meeting, the Geo Dipa Energi management agreed with the Vice President that the legal issue should be solved immediately so the firm could contribute optimally to accelerating the country's electrification program, Riki added.
He also said the management reported to Kalla that the company's current capacity stood at around 100 megawatts per month, generated by its geothermal power plants in Dieng, Central Java, and in Patuha, West Java.
Riki said his company planned to expand the capacities of its Patuha and Dieng power plants after the concession issue was resolved this year. (bbn)
