Jakarta, 30 September 2020 - PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) won three awards at the Association of Indonesian Geologists (IAGI) Exploration Awards 2020 to coincide with 60 years of IAGI and the 75th anniversary of Mining and Energy, Tuesday, 29 September 2020.
The award is given to companies that consistently carry out exploration activities in the fields of Oil and Gas, Mineral, Coal, Geothermal in Indonesia. PGE won awards in the geothermal sector, namely Best Category, Best Technical Discovery, and Best People Development.
General Chairman of IAGI, Sukmandaru Prihatmoko, hopes that this award can trigger exploration of earth resources to continue to develop.
"Hopefully the IAGI Exploration Awards 2020 can trigger and spur exploration actors for the benefit of economic growth and national energy security," said Sukmandaru.
PTH President Director of PGE, Tafif Azimudin, in his speech expressed his gratitude for the IAGI Awards 2020 which was given directly by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif so that it became PGE's spirit in developing Geothermal in Indonesia.
"Alhamdulillah, PGE received three awards at the IAGI Exploration Awards 2020, so that it can be a spirit in a difficult situation like this and able to make work more effectively to contribute to developing geothermal energy in Indonesia," said Tafif.
Indonesia with a total installed geothermal capacity of 2,132 MW occupies the world's # 2 position, and the Geothermal Working Area of ??PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) contributes 88% of the installed capacity in Indonesia.
Currently, PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) manages 14 Geothermal Working Areas with a total installed capacity of 672 MW (Own Operation) and 1,205 MW (Joint Operation) and has won PROPER Gold 9 times in a row since 2011.
