Indonesia Aims to Shorten Geothermal Permit Process to Just Five Days

Wedoany.com Report-Nov 23, Efforts are underway to shorten the processing time for geothermal project permits in Indonesia from the current 18 months to only five days.

Speaking at the 2024 EGS Symposium in Jakarta, Director General of New Renewable Energy (EBTKE) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Eniya Listiani Dewi stated that the Indonesian Government is undertaking efforts to reduce the permit processing time for geothermal projects from 18 months to just 5 days.

Eniya explained that this change will be made possible by using the Online Single Submission (OSS) facility for permit application, as well as by reducing the requirements for permits at the beginning for the Suitability of Spatial Utilization Activities (KKPR), as well as permits for Environmental Impact Analysis (AMDAL).

The basis for the changes in permitting requirements had previously been discussed as part of the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry and Government Regulation Number 5 of 2021, concerning the Implementation of Risk-Based Business Licensing.

Eniya said that the Ministry expects the effects of these changes to be felt within a few months.

Shortening the permitting time is just one of many measures that the MEMR is taking to encourage geothermal development and investment in Indonesia. During COP29 in Baku, the MEMR announced a list of 12 geothermal power projects in Indonesia that were open for investment.