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Geothermal

  • Honduras inaugurates first utility-scale geothermal project

    May 2, 2018

    Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Vice President for Investment Policy Ryan Brennan inaugurated Geotérmica Platanares, a 35 megawatt geothermal baseload power plant in western Honduras. The project is supported by $135 million of financing from OPIC, the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, and developed by Reno, Nevada-based Ormat […]

  • Costa Rica’s 7th geothermal plant is 80% complete

    April 26, 2018

    In Costa Rica’s Guanacaste province, the construction of the Las Pailas II Geothermal Project is 80% complete. The installation of the Mitsubishi Hitachi turbine is exceeding the established schedule, keeping the progress swift, with preliminary tests to begin in October. Elsewhere on the project site, much has already been completed, including transmission, reinjection systems, drilled […]

  • Dominica’s geothermal project will receive $17.2m from World Bank

    April 19, 2018

    Dominica’s 7 MW geothermal project will get an injection of $17.2 million from The World Bank.  The bank’s Operations Officer, Karlene Francis, speaking at the launch of the Climate Resilience Execution Agency for Dominica (CREAD) said, “The bank is also working with the Dominica Geothermal Development Company to prepare a geothermal risk mitigation project. Geothermal energy is […]

  • Bolivia’s Laguna Colorada geothermal project will start drilling in 2019

    April 11, 2018

    The 100 MW Laguna Colorada geothermal project will begin drilling in 2019, according to reports. Following 70+ studies to establish resource potential and set development targets, the resource is estimated to be as high as 250 MW. The national energy company, ENDE, led the studies and conducted well tests in technical partnership with Japan. An […]

  • St. Vincent restructures geothermal project, timeline to reset

    April 5, 2018

    The geothermal project on St. Vincent and the Grenadines has had an ownership shake-up, with a positive result for the citizens of St. Vincent. After renegotiations, the government will now own a 49 percent stake in the geothermal plant, and the developers – Emera and Reykjavik Geothermal (originally with a 75 percent share) will own […]

  • Nevis geothermal resource ranks in top six reservoirs in the world

    March 27, 2018

    Nevis’ geothermal resource is being characterized as one of the top six geothermal reservoirs in the world. Thermal Energy Partner’s Big-Data Analytics approach (that determined Nevis as a commercial-grade resource) was confirmed by GeothermEx’s team during a recently completed geothermal flow and injection test. GeothermEx says its findings confirm the requisite temperature and flow necessary for a sustainable supply of geothermal […]

  • Full steam ahead at Nevis geothermal reservoir

    March 20, 2018

    High temperatures and adequate steam from Nevis’ geothermal reservoir has project developers elated, with testing completed and production well drilling expected to commence this summer. On March 16, 2018, Robert Stacy, Senior Reservoir Engineer at GeothermEX shared that the resource is promising. “[There are] high temperatures down at resource at commercial grades to produce power,” […]

  • St. Lucia geothermal project in public consultation phase

    March 19, 2018

    St. Lucia’s geothermal project is engaging stakeholders as they prepare for exploratory drilling; important, as past geothermal activities left a bad impression for St. Lucians. Last week the government held a public consultation bringing together stakeholders including private consultants and the World Bank to discuss the project and plans for future exploration. Project leaders brought […]

  • St. Lucia geothermal project shares new documents ahead of stakeholder meeting

    March 7, 2018

    The Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) proposes to conduct the Saint Lucia Geothermal Resource Exploration Project within the Soufrière, Choiseul, and Laborie regions of Saint Lucia to assess the feasibility of commercial development of geothermal resources in Saint Lucia. The government released this week several documents, including: Draft Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Stakeholder Engagement […]

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