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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The operators of the Qingshui geothermal power plant in Yilan County, Taiwan, have announced that the project has now produced more than 38 million kWh of electricity as of the end of July 2023 since i ts opening in October 2021. With an installed capacity of 4.2 These all pertain to the same project.

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JANUARY 25, 2024

Construction has officially started on the United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project of Geothermal Engineering Ltd. The work on the power plant and lithium extraction plant is expected to be completed by the summer and power generation is planned by the end of 2024. GEL) in Cornwall, UK.

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MARCH 4, 2024

(Ormat) has signed a 30-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Electricité de France (EDF) for the development of a new 10-MW geothermal power plant on the Island of Guadeloupe. The power plant, of which 63.75% in equity interest will be held by Ormat, is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

Star Energy Geothermal has announced plans of expanding their installed geothermal power generation capacity by 102.6 The announcement was made during the recent Indonesia International Geothermal Convention & Exhibition in Jakarta, which Star Energy also hosted.

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MARCH 13, 2025

PLN East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is setting an ambitious goal to increase renewable energy generation to 198 MW by 2030, with a strong focus on geothermal power plants (PLTPs). Geothermal as the Primary Renewable Energy Source NTTs renewable energy mix was projected to reach 17.8% MW, 3 geothermal power plants (PLTP) 20.5

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Kenya’s state-owned electric power generation company KenGen has announced a new tender for “Consultancy services for feasibility study on geothermal power generation brine in KenGen Olkaria Field.” Work on the rehabilitation of the Olkaria I, the oldest geothermal power plant in Kenya, started in mid-2023.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

nGEL is a 4-year long project being funded by the Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) Research and Innovation Actions under grant agreement No 101148170 under the call: “Horizon-CL5-2023-D3-02 (Sustainable, secure and competitive energy supply)”. ? billion/year. To know more about the project, visit: www.ngel-geothermal.eu

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Geothermal power is a low-carbon source of energy with no intermittent problems. However, the costs associated with drilling wells in deep and hard-rock formations, where temperatures are hot enough for electricity production, makes it difficult to compete with other technologies aimed at power generation. Porlles et al.,

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JANUARY 17, 2024

KS Orka Renewables Pty Ltd (KS Orka), via subsidiary PT Sorik Marapi Geothermal Power (PT SMGP), has announced the start of commercial operations of the 50-MW Sorik Marapi Unit 4 geothermal power plant in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Geothermal is a critical component of the Philippines’ ambitious plan to increase the share of renewable energy in the power generation mix to 35 percent by 2030 and 50 percent by 2040.

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JULY 19, 2024

The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has published an open tender for the supply and installation of a 5 to 10 MW wellhead geothermal power plant at the Menengai Field in Kenya. ” A site visit conducted by the GDC will be held on the 31st July 2024 at the Menengai geothermal project.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

The 34-MW Phase 1 development of the Ijen geothermal power plant in East Java, Indonesia being developed by PT Medco Cahaya Geothermal (PT MCG) is targeting commercial operations by the end of 2024. The Ijen geothermal power plant is part of the 10-year Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) of PT PLN.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

A new binary geothermal power plant located in Mori-Machi in Hokkaido, Japan has started commercial operations as of 24 November 2023. The 2-MW MORI Binary Power Plant (MBP) is managed and operated by Mori Binary Power LLC, a joint venture organized by three Japanese companies – Hokkaido Electric Power Co.

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MARCH 28, 2024

Contact Energy has provided progress updates for the Tauhara geothermal power project in New Zealand, maintaining a target commercial operations date by winter (June to August) 2024. Through recent year, Contact Energy has provided several updates on the construction of the Tauhara geothermal power plant.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

PT Barito Renewables Energy (BREN) through subsidiary Star Energy Geothermal is targeting for the completion and start of operations of the 15-MW Salak binary geothermal power plant by the end of 2023. Star Energy is currently conducting preliminary geothermal exploration surveys at these locations.

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MARCH 25, 2024

million) to renewable energy company BLD Power Stations for the Minami Tateishi geothermal power plant located in Beppu City in Oita Prefecture, Japan. This marks the first geothermal power generation project in Japan to receive funding from a Green Loan financial instrument.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2024

In 2021, it was announced that the construction of the seventh geothermal power plant in the GreenEco Geothermal Plant Complex had started with an investment of 978 million Turkish Lira. USD 83 million in 2023), the highest investment amount among the projects in the renewable energy sector. billion (approx.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

(APRI) has announced the start of operations of the 17-MW Tiwi Binary Geothermal Power Plant, part of the Tiwi geothermal facility in Albay, Philippines. Construction of the facility started back in early 2023.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Power company Mercury , along with representatives from Tauhara No. participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to signal the start of construction of the 50-MW geothermal power plant at the Nga Tamariki geothermal power station in New Zealand. 2 Trust , Ngati Tahu-Ngati Whaoa Runanga , and Ormat Technologies Inc.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has been awarded the contract to supply steam turbines and generators for the geothermal power plant renovation of Units 1 through 3 at the old 45-MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant of KenGen in Kenya.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

To complement the report, the US DOE will be hosting a webinar on 16 January on the topic of geothermal heating and cooling featuring senior DOE leadership. Click here to register for the webinar.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

The planned 35-MW geothermal power project will be the first geothermal plant of Globeleq, one of three Independent Power Producers (IPPs) assigned to build power plants to utilize the geothermal resources in Menengai.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Editor’s note: The Sihuangziping geothermal power project is also referred to in other sources as the Liuhangziping geothermal power project. There are also plans to proceed with the construction of a second geothermal power plant to bring the installed capacity in Sihuangziping up to 40 MW.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of the 35-MW geothermal power plant by OrPower Twenty-Two (OrPower 22), which will be the third power plant to be supplied by steam from the Menengai geothermal steam field in Nakuru, Kenya. after a 100% acquisition in late 2023.

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MARCH 4, 2025

in 2013 but later revoked, the Konya Investment Monitoring and Coordination Presidency re-auctioned the site, awarding a new license to Konya Krom Magnesite Brick Industry in January 2023. The geothermal-powered greenhouse will enhance agricultural production, utilizing thermal water first for heating, then for hospitality services.

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OCTOBER 21, 2024

MW across its operating plants, namely the Palinpinon Power Plant Units I and II, the Nasulo Geothermal Power Plant, and the Nasuji Geothermal Power Plant. The ECC was amended in July 2023 to include a provision for a 30-MW battery energy storage system. The field is operating at 241.8

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Editor’s note: The Sihuangziping geothermal power project is also referred to in other sources as the Liuhuangziping geothermal power project. A groundbreaking ceremony for the 4-MW Sihuangziping geothermal power plant Jinshan, New Taipei City in Taiwan was held on the 20th of November 2023.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

ThermaPrime said the acquisition of three additional drilling rigs augments its two current 2,000-hp rigs and supports the development of additional geothermal wells of affiliate Energy Development Corporation (EDC), the country’s biggest vertically integrated geothermal company.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) is targeting an April 2025 Commercial Operations Date (COD) of the 55-MW Unit 2 of the Lumut Balai Geothermal Power Plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia. Shortly after, PGEO had announced plans to expand utilization of the geothermal field with a second 55-MW unit.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Colombian state-owned petroleum company Ecopetrol has announced that it will now invest on drilling for the planned geothermal power generation project in Caldas, Colombia. The signing of the memorandum of understanding between the three parties took place in March 2023.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Before jumping to the Top 10 list, it is worth noting that the most-visited page at ThinkGeoEnergy is, by far, our Global Geothermal Power Plant Map. Our Top 10 geothermal countries from the start of 2024 also had plenty of traffic. Surprisingly, the 2023 version of the Top 10 geothermal countries still drew plenty of interest.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

GA Drilling and ZeroGeo Energy GmbH (ZeroGeo) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in developing “ Projekt THERMO ,” a 12-MW Hot Dry Rock geothermal power plant in Lower Saxony, Germany. ZeroGeo has since signed high-impact partnerships with Sage Geosystems and Eden GeoPower.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

State-owned Ethiopian Electric Power company reports that drilling and testing of 6 of the planned 10 wells to be drilled at the Aluto Langano geothermal project has been concluded. While Aluto Langano is the site of a previously operating geothermal power plant, it has though not been producing for many years.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Tongonan geothermal power plant in the Leyte geothermal field of the Philippines. After several years of intensive exploration and development work, the Tongonan-1 geothermal power plant was inaugurated on July 02, 1983.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

.” “With the inauguration of the Lao-Lao Geopark, it is emphasized that geothermal is not only a green industry that coexists in harmony with the environment, but can also be a driver of the country’s tourism industry,” said Julfi Hadi, President Director of PGEO.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Beijing, China, will be hosting one of the most significant events in the geothermal community, the World Geothermal Congress 2023 (WGC 2023), between 15-17 September. The results from the field application of this concept in different technologies of geothermal power generation will be introduced in several cases.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

(“Taiteck”), has won the tender for the GreenFire’s GreenLoop technology feasibility study project from CPC Corporation, Taiwan (“CPC”) on June 14, 2023. The commencement date of the project was on June 26, 2023. The tender requested the design of tests, testing of geothermal wells, and retrofit of wells using the GreenLoop technology.

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