Six Bids Received for Hawaii Geothermal RFP (West Hawaii Today)
Hawaii Electric Light Co. (HELCO) has received six bids for a second geothermal power plant on the Big Island. The deadline was April 30 (HELCO RFP Webpage).
Jay Ignacio, HELCO president, said the utility plans to have a contract awarded by September for another 50 MW of geothermal electricity.
“We don’t have a deadline but that’s what we’re targeting,” he said.
Afterward, HELCO will seek a Power Purchase Agreement through the state Public Utilities Commission. That process could take about a year, Ignacio said. Who applied and other details are confidential, he said.
Ormat Technologies, which owns Puna Geothermal Venture, the state’s only geothermal plant, submitted a bid, said Mike Kaleikini, Ormat’s senior director for Hawaiian affairs.
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