An economic prefeasibility study of geothermal energy development at Platanares, Honduras. Estudio economico de prefactibilidad del desarrollo de energia geotermica en Platanares, Honduras
The expected economic benefits from development of a geothermal power plant at Platanares in the Department of Copan, Honduras are evaluated in this report. The economic benefits of geothermal plants ranging in size from a 10-MW plant in the shallow reservoir to a 20-, 30-, 55-, or 110-MW plant in the assumed deeper reservoir were measured by computing optimal expansion plans for each size of geothermal plant. Savings are computed as the difference in present value cost between a plan that contains no geothermal plant and one that does. Present value savings in millions of 1987 dollars range from $25 million for the 10-MW plant to $110 million for the 110-MW plant -- savings of 6% to 25% over the time period 1988 through 2008. 8 refs., 9 figs., 6 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- AID
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5792805
- Report Number(s):
- LA-11550-MS; ON: DE90001388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CENTRAL AMERICA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY
ENERGY SOURCES
LATIN AMERICA
POWER PLANTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
SIMULATION
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
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