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Indonesia struggling to tap volcano power
High exploration costs and govt commitment among the enormous challenges facing sector
Published Sun, Sep 25, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Wayang Windu, Indonesia
COLUMNS of steam shoot from the ground at an Indonesian power plant sitting in the shadow of an active volcano, as energy is tapped from the red-hot underbelly of the archipelago.
Pipes zig-zag up rugged mountainsides covered in tea plantations, carrying steam from the Earth's core to power enormous, electricity-generating turbines at the Wayang Windu facility on Java island.
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