Chile:

GeoGlobal Energy completes geothermal well drilling in Chile (Power Engineering Magazine)

(Courtesy GeoGlobal Energy )

GeoGlobal Energy Chile Limitada (GGE Chile) has announced the successful completion of the exploratory geothermal drilling program on the northwestern flank of the Tolhuaca mountain in southern Chile. One of the wells, Tolhuaca No. 4, is one of the most productive geothermal wells ever drilled in South America. GGE Chile is a wholly-owned affiliate of U.S.-based GeoGlobal Energy LLC (GGE).

A long-term flow test lasting more than 45 days has demonstrated that the production and injection wells are capable of supporting commercial power production up to  12 MWe, company officials said. GGE has been actively exploring at Tolhuaca for more than three years, and is continuing project development of the site – including design, permits and construction of the power plants and transmission lines – with a goal of power operations as early as 2014. Currently there are no operating geothermal power plants in South America.

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