Ormat starts commercial operation of 35 MW Ijen geothermal power plant in Indonesia

• 9 months ago (2025-02-11)
• David Flin

Asia 978 Gas 444

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Ormat Technologies has announced the successful start of commercial operations for the 35 MW Ijen geothermal power plant. The power plant is jointly owned with PT Medco Power Indonesia ( Medco Power ) through their subsidiary company PT Medco Chaya Geothermal (MCG). This is the first geothermal power plant in East Java, and contributes to Indonesia’s plan for an additional 7.2 GW of geothermal capacity by 2035.

This is the 35 MW Phase 1 of the Ijen facility, which has a total planned capacity of 110 MW under a 30-year PPA.

MCG, jointly owned between Medco Power (51 per cent) and Ormat Technologies (49 per cent) will operate the Ijen geothermal facility.

Doron Blachar, Chief Executive Officer of Ormat Technologies, said: “We are pleased to announce the commencement operations of the Ijen geothermal facility. The launch of this facility is a key step in our strategy to consistently grow our leading global geothermal energy portfolio and expand our presence in Indonesia.”