The plant, which is slated to be completed and brought online in 2019, will be located in the Sol de Mañana geothermal field in Bolivia's Potosí department and will have a substation and a transmission line connecting to the country's silver largest mine, San Cristóbal.
Laguna Colorado is expected to add 50 MW to the national grid at the outset and ultimately reach 100 MW while Bolivia's current annual power demand is put at 1,350 MW.
