Geothermal Power Plants in Central America & the Caribbean  

Ahuachapan Location: El Salvador Operator: LAGEO SA de CV Configuration: 2 X 30 MW, 1 X 35 MW Operation: 1976-1980 T/G supplier: MHI Photograph courtesy of Enel Latin America Re-posted 20 May 2008	Berlin Location: El Salvador Operator: LAGEO SA de CV Configuration: 2 X 28 MW, 1 X 44 MW Operation: 1999-2007 T/G supplier: Fuji, GE Quick facts: A 10-MW binary unit is under construction at Berlin. Photograph courtesy of LAGEO SA de CV Posted 25 Jun 2004	Boca de Pozo Location: Costa Rica Operator: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Configuration: 2 X 5 MW single-flash units Operation: 1996-1997 T/G supplier: MHI Quick facts: At the Miravalles site. Photograph courtesy of Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Posted 29 Dec 2003
La Bouillante Location: Guadeloupe Operator: Geothermie Bouillante SA Configuration: 1 X 4.5 MW, 1 X 11 MW Operation: 1996-2004 T/G supplier: Alstom Quick facts: This is the only geothermal plant in the Caribbean and is jointly owned by BRGM Group and EDF. In 2001, new wells were drilled and additional geothermal resources were secured sufficient for a new unit.  Drilling and new computer modeling was supported by the owners along with the EU, Ademe, and local government.  In total, the plant now supplies about 10% of Guadeloupe's electricity Photograph courtesy of Geothermie Bouillante SA Posted 11 Mar 2006	Los Azurfres Location: Mexico Operator: Comision Federal de Electricidad Configuration: 198 MW in binary, single-flash, and double-flash units Operation: 1982-2003 T/G supplier: Ansaldo, MHI, Ormat, Alstom, GE Photograph courtesy of Comision Federal de Electricidad Posted 18 Sep 2005	Miravalles Location: Costa Rica Operator: Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad Configuration: 2 X 55 MW single-flash units Operation: 1994-1998 T/G supplier: Toshiba, Ansaldo EPC: West Japan Engineering, Marubeni, Ansaldo Quick facts: Exploration of the Miravalles and Rincon de la Vieja geothermal resources began in 1974 and the first wells were drilled five years later. Miravalles-1 went online on 25 Mar 1994. Funding was supplied by the Inter-American Development Bank. Photograph courtesy of West Japan Engineering Posted 28 Mar 2009
Miravalles III Location: Costa Rica Operator: Geoenergia de Guanacaste Ltda Configuration: 1 X 27.5 MW single-flash unit Operation: 2000 T/G supplier: MHI, Melco EPC: MHI, Power Engineers, Satet Quick facts: This is the first geothermal BOT project in Central America and was awarded in 1997 to a consortium of Oxbow Power, Marubeni Corp, and Jose Altmann & Cia. The unit went commercial in Mar 2000. Photograph by Luis Alb Gonzalez M (panoramio) Posted 28 Mar 2009	Miravalles V Location: Costa Rica Operator: Ormat Industries Configuration: 2 X 7.75-MW binary units Operation: 2003 T/G supplier: Ormat EPC: Ormat Quick facts: The Ormat Energy Converter (OEC) modules recover waste heat from the hot brine discharged from the existing Miravalles plants. Photograph courtesy of Ormat Posted 23 May 2007	Zunil Location: Guatemala Operator: Orzunil de Electricidad Ltd Configuration: 24 MW binary Operation: 1999 T/G supplier: Ormat Quick facts: Zunil is the first geothermal power plant in Guatemala. Photograph courtesy of Ormat Posted 20 Sep 2004

Abbreviations: GE = General Electric, MHI = Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, T/G = turbine/generator

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 03/28/09

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