"There are many benefits of gas energy as a power plant because it is more secure, compared with nuclear energy which requires mastery of high technology," he added.
The use of gas energy to turn electric turbines larger than the nuclear and no waste, he said.
Meanwhile, the nuclear plant has a waste which must be removed to a location that is completely safe so as it will not cause danger to the lives of living beings and the environment.
Similarly, with coal as power plants that generate the waste ash.
According to Kakerisa, for Indonesia in general and particularly in Maluku province it is not the time yet to build nuclear power plant because there are a variety of promising alternative energy resources such as gas, coal, geothermal, wind power and hydropower.
"The various islands in the area of ​​Southwest Maluku district generally have low rainfall in a year, so the potential for solar energy, wind or waves can be made to build power plants," he said.
The liquefied natural gas resources which to be produced in Masela block has a potential of more than 10 million trillion cubic feet every year so that it could be used as a capital to build large-scale electricity power plant.
Kakerisa exemplified, the energy use of gas for electricity power plant in Bula, East Seram district, by Kufpec, an oil company from Kuwait can meet their electricity needs.
"If there is any central government policy to make Maluku province as a nuclear power plant construction site, it is actually very positive to meet the electricity needs in the future, but the calculation must be maturely done, considering the region includes tectonic earthquake prone areas," he explained.(*)
(KR-LWA/HAJM/H-YH)
Editor: Ruslan Burhani
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