Originally published at Montara Energy Ventures.

With the start of commercial operations of the Darajat III plant in Indonesia, Chevron now operates some 1,273 MW of geothermal plants globally. Investment in Indonesia has largely dried up due to risks in the political and legal climates. This can only be viewed as a step forward though for Indonesia, for Chevron, and for geothermal overall.

Chevron’s press release is available here.