$ 30 million IDB Loan for Geothermal Plant in Nicaragua

The loan to Polaris Energy Nicaragua, builder and operator of the San Jacinto-Tizate geothermal plant, will allow increased electricity generation.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The initiative aims to expand the existing generating unit of 10 MW to a total of 72 MW by leveraging additional resources and the installation of two new turbines of higher capacity. After expansion, the San Jacinto plant will produce enough energy to supply electricity to nearly one in twelve households in the country.

"This project is not only an expansion for generating electricity. It is also about transforming the country's energy matrix, to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels and increase competitiveness in the long term," said Hans Schulz, General Manager of the Structures Finance Department of IDB.

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