Enel Green Power's 55MW geothermal project kicks off exploration phase

The project by the Italian firm with local partner PT Optima Nusantara Energy will operate by 2022.

Italian company Enel Green Power announced that its first geothermal project, the 55MW Way Ratai project in Indonesia, has entered exploration phase. In 2015, it signed a partnership with local company PT Optima Nusantara Energy and was awarded the rights for geothermal resource exploration to prepare for the 55MW project. 

The geothermal plant, located in Lampung province, will depend on the exploration results for its construction. If completed, it will be in operation in 2022.