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JUNE 24, 2024

The Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) has announced the list of six geothermal power projects that have been selected for the 2024 Geothermal Resource Survey Subsidy Program. Three of the six projects are new, while the other three are continuation of previously funded ongoing projects.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

In what is an incredibly unique moment for the geothermal industry, 14 of the 88 candidates for Miss Universe 2023 visited the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant in El Salvador, which is currently hosting the pageant. Operated by LaGeo , the first unit of the Ahuachapán Geothermal Power Plant went online in 1975.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Geothermal developer and operator Geothermal Engineering Ltd. GEL) is advertising an open position for a full-time Power Plant Manager for the company’s United Downs Deep Geothermal Power (UDDGP) project in Cornwall, UK.

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JULY 15, 2024

The Ecuadorian Government, through the Electric Corporation of Ecuador (CELEC), has published an invitation for Expressions of Interest (EOI) and financial proposals for consulting services for the construction of a geothermal power plant at the Chachimbiro site in Ecuador.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Zimbabwe has announced plans of constructing a 10-MW geothermal power plant at the Chimbwawata Hot Springs in the Binga district. Zimbabwe currently has no installed geothermal power plants, despite having 32 potential geothermal sites as identified previously by the Ministry of Energy and Power Development.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Ormat) that sees Ormat finance the construction of, operate, and maintain a 10-MW geothermal power plant in Laudat. Ormat will operate and maintain the power plant for 25 years, after which ownership of the power plant and other assets acquired during the life of the agreement will be transferred to the Government of Dominica.

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JANUARY 4, 2024

Independent power company Globeleq and Kenya’s state-owned Geothermal Development Co. GDC) are readying to launch construction of the 35-MW Menengai II geothermal project in Kenya’s Nakuru County.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Regulatory filings have indicated that state-owned utility KenGen is planning to build the Olkaria VII geothermal power plant which will cost an estimated Ksh 32 billion (approx. The planned power plant will have an installed capacity of 80.3 248 million).

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MARCH 22, 2024

Japanese geothermal power developer and operator Furusato Thermal Power has announced the start of the construction for the 4995-kW Waita No.2 2 Geothermal Power Plant in the town of Oguni in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. 1 geothermal power plant which started operations in 2015.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

Reported in July 2024, Contact Energy has completed a 30-day test run of the Tauhara geothermal power station in New Zealand, with the plant running continuously at 152 MW and tested at the target capacity of 174 MW.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Global geothermal developer and operator and technology leader Ormat Technologies Inc (Ormat) recently announced the launch of the Plain Bearings Turbine (PBT), an innovative turbine designed to set new standards in reliability and ease of maintenance, as well as power capacity.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) has broken ground on the construction of the power plant and Fluid Collection and Reinjection System (FCRS) for the Lumut Balai Unit 2 project in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The 55-MW expansion of the existing power facility is set to operate by the end of 2024.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

(Furusato) and Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corporation (TGES) has signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on optimizing geothermal power plants in Japan and optimizing costs over their life cycle through cascade heat use. 2 Geothermal Power Plant, which has been under construction since early 2024.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Five projects address the need for improved wellbore constructions in enhanced geothermal systems (EGS), while one project seeks to demonstrate the use of reservoir thermal energy storage (RTES) for industrial processes. Innovative Downhole Solutions, Inc.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

The City Council of Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany has approved an agreement with Vulcan Energy (Vulcan) to begin construction of an integrated geothermal energy generation and lithium extraction plant (G-LEP) at the site of the planned “Am Messegelände Südost” business park.

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MAY 5, 2022

Development and construction of turnkey geothermal power plants with ORC technology (Organic Rankine Cycle) with all services from a single source

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Kyuden Mirai Energy, a subsidiary of Kyushu Electric Power , will be offering up to 600 million kWh of electricity generated from geothermal power plants in what will be Japan’s first wholesale geothermal power auction.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Following the construction of an initial 3.2-MWe MWe geothermal power plant in the town of Ayvacik in Canakkale, Türkiye, Transmark Turkey has announced plans for the 15.8-MWe MWe Transmark Geothermal Power Plant-2 (GPP-2). The planned geothermal power plant will generate 126.4 köy Mevkii, Ayvac?k

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JANUARY 2, 2024

With this development, Globeleq is expected to soon issue a notice to proceed to the Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) and their fully owned subsidiary CFAO Kenya Limited, the chosen engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project , for the start of the construction activities.

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OCTOBER 11, 2024

In order to apply for the tariff, however, developers must have already obtained an authorization for the construction and operation of the plant, or an authorized EIA for the geothermal project, as well as an approved grid connection estimate.

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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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MARCH 1, 2024

MW Dora-5 geothermal power plant in the Kosk district of Aydin, Türkiye. We had previously reported on the start of the permitting process for the Dora-5 geothermal power project. MWe, the power plant is expected to generate 133, 293 MWh of clean electricity per year. At a capacity of 19.8

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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. “Construction is according to plan. “Construction is according to plan.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In June 2024, Sumitomo Corporation (Sumitomo) officially announced the contractual hand-over of the Tauhara Geothermal Power Station in New Zealand to Contact Energy. It holds the distinction of being the world’s largest single-shaft geothermal steam turbine generator. of New Zealand’s total electricity generation.

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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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OCTOBER 21, 2024

The budget will support the drilling of new wells , expansion of existing pads and construction of new pads, road networks, pipelines, support structures, and will support development of emerging technologies. hectares, which EDC states is enough to the drilling of new wells and construction of supporting infrastructure.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

PT Geo Dipa Energi (Persero) has published a tender for an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Patuha Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Central Java, Indonesia. The construction of the 60-MW Patuha Unit 1 was completed in 2014.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

The Cascade Institute , a research centre at Royal Roads University, has published a roadmap towards the deployment of ultradeep geothermal power technologies for commercial operations in Canada. The “Ultradeep Geothermal Research and Action Roadmap” can be accessed and downloaded here.

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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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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.

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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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AUGUST 29, 2024

PT Geo Dipa Energi has announced a tender for an EPC contract for the Dieng Unit 2 geothermal power plant in Central Java, Indonesia. Geo Dipa has received financing from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the expansion of both the Dieng and Patuha geothermal power plants.

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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.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

(Taipower) has inaugurated the 840-kW Renze geothermal power plant in Yilan County, Taiwan. The power plant is set to begin commercial operations by the end of this year. Jointly developed and constructed by Taipower and state-owned CPC Corp. million kWh of electricity per year. Tseng said that the plant uses only 0.2

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DECEMBER 12, 2024

PT Geo Dipa Energi (Geo Dipa) has awarded the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract for the Patuha Unit 2 geothermal power plant in West Java, Indonesia to a consortium formed by PT Inti Karya Tehnik (IKPT) and PT Wasa Mitra Engineering (WME).

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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. the chosen EPC contractor for the project.

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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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