Thursday, February 1, 2018

Chile: Transmark Chile Obtains Exploration Concession for Tolhuaca Geothermal Field

Transmark Chile published its Peumayén Concession on the Tolhuaca Geothermal Field (News Release)

Flow test of Tol-4 well at Tolhuaca geothermal prospect in Southern Chile by Silke Lohmar.
3rd Place, 2013 GRC Photo Contest

By official decree published the 1st of February 2018, the Chilean Energy Ministry grants Transmark Chile SpA a Geothermal Exploration Concession in the area known as “Peumayén” (meaning “The Dream Place” in Mapudungun language) located in the Quilaco district of the Biobío Region and the Curacautín district of the La Araucania Region, southern Chile.

Within the Peumayén Concession lies the Tolhuaca Geothermal Field,
which has been widely studied since early 2000’s, with a full-size exploration well drilled and steam production tested to an equivalent in power of 12 MWe. Transmark Chile intends to conduct additional exploration studies and expand the current knowledge of the area to define the extent of the reservoir and the potential for base-load renewable power generation.

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