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Construction starts on Chile geothermal plant’s 33MW addition
September 3, 2019
The construction of a third generation unit at Cerro Pabellon geothermal power plant in Chile which will add 33MW of new capacity started last week. Construction is led by Geotermica del Norte SA, a joint venture between Enel Green Power Chile, and Chile’s state oil company Empresa Nacional del Petroleo SA. An investment of USD […]
Geothermal drilling contractor selected for Nevis geothermal project
August 30, 2019
Nevis Renewable Energy International, INC (NREI) announced today that it has selected Schlumberger Integrated Drilling Services to install the geothermal production and injection wells for the Nevis Geothermal Project. NREI is a subsidiary of Thermal Energy Partners, LLC, a U.S. based global geothermal energy development firm. The Nevis Geothermal Project is unique for […]
La Geo plans to expand two geothermal plants in El Salvador
August 26, 2019
La Geo has announced its currently finalising plans to expand two geothermal power plants in San Vicente and Chinameca in El Salvador within the next four years. The company is hoping to secure further financing from the World Bank. This project and talks of financing with the World Bank were initiated over three years ago. […]
No permeability found yet at St. Vincent and the Grenadines geothermal site
August 21, 2019
Heat was successfully found after the first well was drilled at the geothermal exploratory site at Bamboo Range, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, though permeability remains yet to be found. “Possibly if we are lucky in well Two, we will come back in well One and try to fix that so we will get […]
Geothermal Development Facility for Latin America calls for Expressions of Interest ending August 29th
August 14, 2019
The deadline for the Geothermal Development Facility’s (GDF) fourth call for Expressions of Interest is fast approaching. The GDF is looking for geothermal projects to finance in Latin America. Projects in the following eligible countries, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Perú, can apply for funding under this scheme. […]
Chilean government shows increasing enthusiasm for geothermal
August 2, 2019
Chile’s Undersecretary of Energy, Ricardo Irarrázaba, highlighted the geothermal potential of the country, and his government’s commitment to take advantage of this energy resource. The geothermal potential of explored areas in Chile is around 3000MW, which with the possible uses of thermal energy in Chile “places us, again, in a privileged place worldwide for the […]
El Salvador company aims for increased geothermal power generation
July 30, 2019
LaGeo has confirmed its commitment to increase the generation of electricity and energy from geothermal power in El Salvador. President of LaGeo, Lic. Mynor Gil, confirmed this during a visit to one of the company’s geothermal power plants. LaGeo will “to boost the production of the ‘white gold’ for the benefit of El Salvador development.” […]
Closing GEOLAC 2019: Cerro Pabellón Geothermal Plant Site Visit

From our Editorial Team
July 24, 2019
The 6th Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC) closed with a site visit to the Cerro Pabellón Geothermal Plant. Located 4,500 meters above sea level in the Atacama Desert, Cerro Pabellón is Chile’s only geothermal plant, and the highest in the world. The tour, led by Guido Cappetti, CEO of Geotérmica […]
Drilling in St. Vincent and the Grenadines confirms potential for geothermal energy
July 17, 2019
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has suitable conditions of temperature and permeability at 2500 metres below ground to generate geothermal energy, a new report has confirmed. Exploratory drilling in La Soufrière started two months ago, and this week’s report brings positive results from this exploration phase. At 2500 meters, the temperature was more than 250 […]