In an exclusive interview with Pacific Business News (PBN), Mike Kaleikini — the senior director of Hawaii affairs for Ormat, the company who owns the Puna Geothermal venture plant — said that the plant is still on track to open by the end of this year.
"We hope to begin powering up buildings and equipment in July," Kaleikini said. "Lava covered three geothermal wells, two production wells, one re-injection well, and a substation."
"We uncovered one of the three wells, and are working on the other wells to clear, test and assess the status of the wells," Kalekini said.
Ormat has created a new website to keep the local community informed on activities at Puna Geothermal Venture.
