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MARCH 22, 2024

Power company Mercury , along with representatives from Tauhara No. participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to signal the start of construction of the 50-MW geothermal power plant at the Nga Tamariki geothermal power station in New Zealand. The new power plant is expected to be operational by 2025.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Tongonan geothermal power plant in the Leyte geothermal field of the Philippines. After several years of intensive exploration and development work, the Tongonan-1 geothermal power plant was inaugurated on July 02, 1983.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) recently celebrated the 40th year anniversary of the Palinpinon-1 geothermal power facility located in the island of Negros in the Philippines.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has signed a grant agreement with the Philippines’ Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for a feasibility study and pilot project to increase geothermal power production in EDC’s geothermal fields using technology from California-based company GreenFire Energy (GFE).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) has been given a score of 8.4 The score indicates that the company has successfully eliminated ESG risks and that “PGE has integrated sustainability into its business operations,” as PGEO President Director Julfi Hadi said.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Contact Energy (Contact) has developed a way to capture the small amount of naturally occurring carbon dioxide released during geothermal power generation at the Ohaaki geothermal site near Taupo, New Zealand. MW Te Huka Unit 3 geothermal power station. MW Te Huka Unit 3 geothermal power station.

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MAY 7, 2024

The 2nd Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit is set to come back this year on 20 September to bring together geothermal experts in Budapest, Hungary. Early bird registration for the 2nd Budapest Geothermal Energy Summit is currently open.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

The capacity building program was organized under the UNIDO global programme “Generating energy capacity from geothermal power generation and its related technologies for sustainable development” (Geothermal Programme) funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Indonesia’s state-owned electricity company PT PLN (Persero) has re-established an MOU with Tanzania Electric Supply Co Ltd (Tanesco) with the aim of supporting geothermal development in Tanzania. The post PLN Indonesia to set benchmark for Tanzania geothermal development first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

(Ormat) has signed a supply and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with Mercury NZ Limited for the planned 56-MW geothermal power plant at Ngatamariki, New Zealand. Mercury had just recently announced plans of adding a fifth generating unit at the Ngatamariki geothermal power station.

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APRIL 30, 2024

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) continues to explore the use off innovative breakthrough technologies to further optimize their geothermal operations in Indonesia. All these efforts are part of the state-owned developer’s commitment of advancing the local geothermal industry.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The IGA is continuing the webinar series with two upcoming sessions: Geothermal Heating & Cooling: A Deep Dive with Adele Manzella (22nd November 2023 14:00 UTC) Luis Gutierrez-Negrin Explores Geothermal Power Generation (24th November 2023 16:00 UTC) More details and registration for the two sessions can be done via this link.

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MAY 3, 2024

New Zealand-based renewable energy company Eastland Generation has announced the successful completion of their transaction with Japanese construction firm Obayashi Corporation (Obayashi). With this, Obayashi has acquired a 50% stake Eastland Generation, cementing a strong partnership that aims to drive sustainable energy and innovation.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Exergy International (Exergy) has been awarded a new contract by Philippine-based geothermal developer and operator Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for the supply of a 5.6-MWe MWe binary system for a geothermal project in Barangay Mailum in Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

(TOYO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PT Medco Power Indonesia (MPI) for a joint study on opportunities for geothermal development in Indonesia. TOYU thru local subsidiary Inti Karya Persada Tehnik (IKPT) has been involved in several geothermal projects in Indonesia in the past years. Source: Toyo Engineering Co.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

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JANUARY 29, 2024

PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGEO) is one of four issuers to be newly included in the LQ45 stock market index of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in the rebalancing period from 1 February to 31 July 2024. PGEO had recently broken ground on the construction of the Lumut Balai 2 geothermal power plant in South Sumatra, Indonesia.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

New Zealand-based renewable energy company Eastland Generation will be receiving $25 million in long-term lending from the New Zealand Green Investment Finance (NZGIF) to fund the construction of connection assets for the new ~50 MW TOPP2 geothermal plant.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The World Geothermal Congress (WGC) is the premier global geothermal event for this unique industry that gives many opportunities to share knowledge and innovations from around the world, bringing together leaders of industry, academia, governments, and communities to collaborate and provide thoughtful solutions for sustainable development.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Obayashi Corporation is an international construction and engineering company, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and has significant renewable energy development and operational experience in Japan, with a commitment to decarbonisation and accelerating opportunities in the green energy sector.

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MAY 29, 2024

(SteelAsia), the top steel manufacturer in the Philippines, is in talks with GreenFire Energy to supply geothermal power to their manufacturing facilities all over the country. With geothermal able to supply reliable and baseload power, Sy said that it fits the high power demand of manufacturing operations. “I

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