Thursday, September 5, 2013

Bolivia:

Bolivia Eyes 2018 Geothermal Start (BNamericas)

Bolivia authorities have penciled in 2018 for the start of the country's first geothermal power plant.

State power company Ende's Laguna Colorada project in the Sol de Mañana field in Potosí department would boast 50 MWe in a first stage and another 50 MWe in a second stage along with associated transmission infrastructure.

The final well test report is being drafted together with an international tender for a complementary geothermal reservoir modeling study.

Ende is set to sign a loan agreement with Japan for the 2.25bn-boliviano (US$325mn) project. The Japan International Cooperation Agency has donated equipment and machinery for initial work.