Geothermal power plants of Mexico and Central America: a technical survey of existing and planned installations

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6324323· OSTI ID:6324323

DiPippo, R

In this report, the fifth in a series describing the geothermal power plants of the world, the countries of Mexico and of Central America are studied. The geothermal plants are located in areas of recent and active volcanism; the resources are of the liquid-dominated type. Details are given about the plants located at Cerro Prieto in Mexico and at Ahuachapan in El Salvador. In both cases, attention is paid to the geologic nature of the fields, the well programs, geofluid characteristics, energy conversion systems, materials of construction, effluent handling systems, economic factors and plant operating experience. Exploration and development activities are described for other promising geothermal areas in Mexico and El Salvador, along with those in the countries of Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama.

• Research Organization: Brown Univ., Providence, RI (USA). Div. of Engineering
• OSTI ID: 6324323
• Report Number(s): COO-4051-26
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
AHUACHAPAN GEOTHERMAL FIELD
CENTRAL AMERICA
CERRO PRIETO GEOTHERMAL FIELD
CONVERSION
COSTA RICA
DOCUMENT TYPES
EL SALVADOR
ENERGY CONVERSION
EXPLORATION
FLUIDS
GEOLOGY
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION
GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION
GEOTHERMAL FIELDS
GEOTHERMAL FLUIDS
GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS
GEOTHERMAL WELLS
GUATEMALA
Geothermal Legacy
HONDURAS
LATIN AMERICA
MATERIALS
MEXICO
NICARAGUA
NORTH AMERICA
OPERATION
PANAMA
POWER PLANTS
REVIEWS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
WELLS