List of geothermal power stations explained

This is a list of operational geothermal power stations with a current installed capacity of at least 10 MW.

The Geysers in California, United States is the largest geothermal power station in the world with a nameplate capacity of 1,590 MW and an annual generation of 6,516 GWh in 2018.[1]

Geothermal power stations

NameCountryLocationCapacity
(MWel)		Type
Ahuachapán El Salvador13.9203°N -89.8175°W951[2] [3]
Bacman Philippines13.06°N 123.9292°W1101[4]
Beowawe United States40.5547°N -116.6175°W19.2Flash steam (87%)
Binary cycle (13%)		[5] [6]
Berlín El Salvador13.5247°N -88.5086°W115.41[7]
Blue Mountain United States40.995°N -118.1431°W501Binary cycle[8] [9]
Blundell United States38.4892°N -112.8531°W11[10]
Brady United States39.7961°N -119.01°W26[11]
Cerro Prieto Mexico32.4119°N -115.2447°W5709Dry steam
Coso United States36.0167°N -117.7975°W2704Flash steam[12] [13]
Cove Fort United States38.5617°N -112.58°W27[14]
Darajat Indonesia-7.2175°N 107.7394°W2703Dry steam[15]
Desert Peak United States39.7539°N -118.9536°W922Flash steam (71.7%)
Binary cycle (28.3%)		[16] [17]
Dixie Valley United States39.9664°N -117.8558°W612Flash steam (99%)
Binary cycle (1%)		[18] [19]
Don A. Campbell United States38.8361°N -118.3242°W39[20] [21]
Efeler Turkey37.8597°N 27.6156°W162.3 [22]
The Geysers United States38.7906°N -122.7558°W1,59022Dry steam[23]
Hatchōbaru Japan1121Flash steam (98.2%)
Binary cycle (1.8%)
Heber United States32.7144°N -115.5269°W81 2Binary cycle[24] [25]
Hellisheiði Iceland3031Flash steam[26]
Imperial Valley United States33.1633°N -115.6167°W403.411Dry steam[27] [28]
Jersey Valley United States40.1811°N -117.4758°W10[29]
Kamojang I, II, III, IV, V Indonesia-7.125°N 107.8°W2355Flash steam, Dry steam[30] [31]
Karaha Indonesia301[32]
Kawerau New Zealand1001Flash steam
Kızıldere Turkey37.95°N 28.8431°W801
Krafla Iceland601Flash steam
Larderello Italy43.2322°N 10.8853°W76934[33] [34]
Lihir Papua New Guinea-3.1244°N 152.6464°W55[35]
Los humeros Mexico25
Mak–Ban Philippines458
Mahanagdong Philippines11.1153°N 124.6728°W180
Malitbog Philippines2331
Mammoth United States37.6456°N -118.9117°W604Binary cycle[36] [37] [38] [39]
McGinness Hills United States39.5892°N -116.9117°W1383Binary cycle[40] [41] [42]
Mindanao Philippines7.013°N 125.22°W1062
Miravalles Costa Rica10.7006°N -85.1944°W100
Mokai New Zealand1322
Muara Laboh Indonesia-1.2333°N 126°W851Flash steam[43]
Gunung Salak Indonesia-6.7167°N 150°W3776Flash steam[44]
Mutnovskaya501Flash steam[45]
Neal Hot Springs United States44.0231°N -117.4678°W22[46]
Nesjavellir Iceland1201
Nga Awa Purua New Zealand1321Flash steam
Ngatamariki New Zealand821Binary cycle
North Brawley United States33.0144°N -115.5408°W131Binary cycle[47] [48]
North Valley United States251Binary cycle
Olkaria I, II, III, IV, V Kenya-0.8872°N 36.3069°W7275[49] [50] [51] [52] [53]
Ohaaki New Zealand1041
Ormesa United States32.7831°N -115.2542°W73.2Binary cycle[54] [55] [56] [57]
Palinpinon Philippines9.2947°N 123.1725°W192.52[58]
Pamukören Turkey37.9167°N 28.5303°W68
United States39.5828°N -119.0747°W702Binary cycle (85.7%)
Solar PV (14.3%)		[59] [60] [61]
Pauzhetskaya51.4653°N 156.8117°W14.51Flash steam
Poihipi New Zealand551
United States19.4785°N -154.8888°W382Binary cycle[62]
Raft River United States42.0994°N -113.3825°W11Binary cycle[63] [64] [65]
Reykjanes Iceland1301Flash steam
Salt Wells United States39.2944°N -118.5725°W13.4Binary cycle[66] [67] [68] [69]
San Emidio United States40.3806°N -119.3997°W11[70]
San Jacinto Tizate Nicaragua74[71]
Sarulla Indonesia1.8872°N 99.0233°W3303Flash steam[72] [73]
Serrazzano Italy43.2042°N 10.8003°W60[74]
Soda Lake United States39.5561°N -118.8481°W371[75] [76]
Star Peak United States221
Steamboat United States39.3944°N -119.7475°W73 7Binary cycle (80.3%)
Flash steam (19.7%)		[77]
Stillwater United States39.5458°N -118.5561°W752 Binary cycle (65.3%)
Solar PV (34.7%)		[78] [79]
Svartsengi Iceland771Flash steam Binary cycle
Te Huka New Zealand-38.6669°N 176.1181°W231Binary cycle
Te Mihi New Zealand1661
Thermo 1 United States38.1608°N -113.195°W13[80]
Tiwi Philippines13.4658°N 123.6494°W234Flash steam[81] [82]
Tongonan 1 Philippines11.1614°N 124.6372°W113
Tungsten Mountain United States39.6678°N -117.6931°W27[83]
Tuscarora United States41.4672°N -116.1506°W18[84]
Ulubelu Indonesia-5.3058°N 104.5769°W2204Flash steam
Upper Mahiao Philippines11.1731°N 124.6297°W125
Valle Secolo Italy43.2364°N 10.8672°W120[85]
Wairakei New Zealand3524Flash steam (99.92%)
Binary cycle (0.08%)
Wayang Windu Indonesia2271Flash steam[86]
Velika Ciglena Croatia45°51'31.8"N 16°57'38.1"E171Binary cycle[87]
Þeistareykir Iceland901Flash steam

Notes

See also

Notes and References

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