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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 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).
ThinkGeoEnergy & New Energy Events, Organizers of GEOLAC 2015, Announce Strategic Partnership
July 23, 2015
ThinkGeoEnergy, the leading providing of news and intelligence to the global geothermal industry, and New Energy Events LLC, the organizers of the annual Geothermal Congress for Latin America & the Caribbean (GEOLAC), have announced a strategic partnership to raise the profile of developments in the Latin American and Caribbean geothermal markets. The partnership will pivot […]
Plans for South America’s First Geothermal Plant Underway
July 22, 2015
Chile’s state-owned utility and Enel Green Power have signed a contract to begin construction of a 50MW geothermal plant in the Northern region of the country. The project will cost approximately $180 million and will be in operation by the end of 2016.
St Vincent geothermal project on track to start-up in 2018
July 22, 2015
According to Emera Caribbean, a partner of the St Vincent & the Grenadines government, a geothermal energy project is set to start by 2018, with drilling starting in 2016.
CAF & Exergy Announce Sponsorship of GEOLAC 2015
July 22, 2015
The organizers of the Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC 2015) are excited to announce that CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, and Exergy, the developers and producers of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems, have renewed their sponsorship of GEOLAC for 2015. New Energy Events looks forward to working with Exergy and CAF […]
The World Bank Group to Co-Host GEOLAC 2015
July 22, 2015
New Energy Events, the organizers of GEOLAC, are proud to announce that the World Bank Group will reprise its role as Co-Host of GEOLAC for 2015. The World Bank Group is the single largest multilateral development financier of the global geothermal markets and is currently leading the Global Geothermal Development Plan (GGDP) that has raised […]
Germany to provide $112mm for Geothermal in Central America
July 22, 2015
After a meeting between Nicaragua’s president, Daniel Ortega, and Klaus Kramer, head of the Division of Regional Development Policy for Central America and the Caribbean of the German Economic Cooperation and Development Ministry, Germany announced the establishment of a line of credit for Central American geothermal projects. Total available financing is 100 million euro ($112 million). […]