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  • El Salvador Geothermal: Drilling Starts on Well for 10 MW Power Plant

    August 28, 2015

    El Salvador geothermal takes another step forward. The government of El Salvador announced that drilling at the Chinameca geothermal site started this week. The well will produce an estimated 8 – 10 MW of energy by 2017. By 2019, the site will produce 50 MW annually. According to Comisión Ejecutiva Hidreléctrica del Río Lempa, David […]

  • Geothermal Project in Chile Heats Up

    August 27, 2015

    Chile’s first geothermal project comes to life. After 40 years of exploration and drilling, drilling for Chile’s first geothermal project at Cerro Pabellón is finally underway. Marcelo Tokman, General Manager of Chile’s utility, ENAP, highlighted the importance of geothermal exploration in a region that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels. ENAP shares ownership of the plan […]

  • Mexican Geothermal Projects in the Works

    August 13, 2015

    Groupo Dragon and the Federal Electricity Commission are in talks to develop a Mexican geothermal project. According to feasibility studies, 700 MW of Mexico’s potential 5000 MW can be easily developed.  

  • Ormat closes $42 refinancing for Amatitlan Geothermal Plant in Guatemala

    August 13, 2015

    Updates regarding the Amatitlan Geothermal Plant in Guatemala. In their second quarter results report, Ormat Technologies disclosed a $42 million loan agreement to refinance the Amatitlan geothermal plant in Guatemala with Banco Industrial S.A. and its affiliate Westrust Bank. Funding is expected shortly. Here to read the full press release.

  • US Geothermal starts drilling 2nd well in Guatemalan project

    August 11, 2015

    U.S. Geothermal Inc. has announced significant developments in geothermal projects. The Company’s subsidiary, U.S. Geothermal Guatemala, started drilling well EC-2 at the El Ceibillo Project this week. At the El Ceibillo project in Guatemala, drilling started on Well EC-2 which has a planned depth of 1,968 feet (600 meters). EC-2 will test a high temperature anomaly […]

  • Geothermal Tests in Grenada Yield Positive Results

    August 6, 2015

    Geothermal surveys and testing in Grenada has yielded positive results. The presence of a rock/clay cap indicates that there is likely to be hot water and steam underground that can be tapped for electricity generation. Additionally, water at the site was found to be non-corrosive, which means that it can be pipped to the Earth’s […]

  • Geothermal training course started in El Salvador

    August 4, 2015

    For the fifth year in a row, the National Energy Council, the University of El Salvador and the geothermal company LAGEO, the NDF and the Inter-American Development Bank are hosting a five-month Geothermal Diploma Course in El Salvador. The program will train ten professionals from El Salvador and 15 professionals from the Latin American region. The […]

  • Guatemala’s El Ceibillo Project Moves Forward

    July 28, 2015

    U.S. Geothermal Inc. Guatemala has been granted approval to modify the development schedule of the El Ceibillo geothermal project. Though the initial request for a schedule modification was submitted in 2013, the change is expected to be signed into action within the next month. The modified schedule will have the project operating commercially by 2018.

  • Mexico Geothermal

    Mexico Awards Concessions and Exploration Permits for 5000 MW of Geothermal Power

    July 28, 2015

    Last week, Mexico’s Energy Ministry signed on to develop and explore 5,000 MW of geothermal power. A total of five geothermal concessions and 13 exploration permits were awarded to national power utility, Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE).

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