The tectonic activity that grinds deep beneath Indonesia’s islands triggers an average of more than three earthquakes of varying magnitude almost every day across the archipelago, thanks to its position along the south-western stretch of the Pacific Ring of Fire. But being one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth, it also brings with it opportunity in the form of geothermal energy generated by the heat deep within the Earth’s crust.
The country is home to 40 per cent of the world’s geothermal resources, with Supreme Energy President and CEO Nisriyanto seeing the potential as immens...