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June 1st, 2020
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
West Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Kyuden International Corporation.
Execution of the share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Thermochem, Inc.
and PT. Thermochem Indonesia
― The first overseas acquisition by the Kyuden Group alone to further strengthen our
overseas geothermal power generation business ―
On May 29, 2020, Kyuden International Corporation and West Japan Engineering Consultants, Inc.,
both companies of the Kyuden Group, executed a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of
Thermochem, Inc., and PT. Thermochem Indonesia (collectively "Thermochem"), companies based
in the United States of America and Indonesia that provide technological expertise to the geothermal
energy industry.
Thermochem provides sophisticated technical services and products related to the geothermal
industry including research, development, and manufacture of specialized equipment and providing
of consulting services. Thermochem has gained a high reputation among geothermal developers and
operators around the world because of the sophistication and technical capabilities of its products
and services. It has also made a significant technical contribution in the development and operation
of the Sarulla geothermal IPP project in Indonesia (total output of circa 330,000 kW), one of the
largest geothermal IPP projects in the world which Kyusyu Electric Power Co., Inc. has been
participating in.
While Thermochem will maintain independent management to continue serving clients around the
world, this acquisition shall serve the purpose of expanding the presence of the Kyuden Group in
the international geothermal power generation business and together through synergy the companies
will dramatically increase their individual impact and contributions to the geothermal industry.
Under the Kyuden Group Management Vision 2030, Kyuden Group aims to contribute to the
achievement of a sustainable society by creating equity ownership of 5,000MW in overseas
electricity generation projects by 2030. 2Thermochem Profile
Countries and regions where Kyuden International Corporation., West Japan Engineering
Consultants, Inc., Thermochem have experience in geothermal operations.
Kyuden International West JEC Thermochem
(3 countries) (36 countries) (35 countries)
Item Remark
Company name Thermochem, Inc., and PT. Thermochem Indonesia
Headquarters Santa Rosa, California, USA, and Bandung, Indonesia
Established 1983 (USA), 1998 (Indonesia)
Base USA and Indonesia
Representative Paul N. von Hirtz
Number of employees 53 (24 in USA, 29 in Indonesia)
Main services (1) Technical Services
Using in-house developed techniques and products, highly accurate
multi-phase flowrate measurement and chemical analysis of steam,
gas and brine
(2) Design, development and manufacture of specialized equipment
and instrumentation
Research and development focused on technical innovations and
improvements for the efficient development of geothermal
resources and operation of geothermal power plants
(3) Consulting services
Consulting services for geothermal resource evaluation and
assessment, power plant design and operations
Key Customers Ormat Technologies (U.S., Israel, geothermal developer and operator,
binary equipment manufacturer), Calpine Corporation (U.S.,
geothermal operator of The Geysers geothermal power plants), Energy
Development Corporation (EDC, Philippines, geothermal developer
and operator), Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE, Indonesia,
geothermal developer and operator), Kenya Electric Generating
Company (KenGen, Kenya, geothermal developer and operator), etc.