Ecuador doesn’t have any geothermal online yet, it has big plans to change that. In its long term energy strategy released last month, Ecuador wants its grid to run on 90% clean energy. Geothermal potential is estimated at 1,000 MW, and the government has recognized this potential in its National Energy Agenda 2016-2040.
In the National Energy Agenda 2016-2040, geothermal energy will play a role in the objective 2.1, which refers to the consolidation a more renewable and efficient energy matrix besides the diversification of the power generation matrix in renewable and non-conventional energy sources.
The document can be download here (pdf).
