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HAWAII - EXISTING POWER PLANTS - PUNA
Owner
Location
Start Year
Type of Plant
# of the Units
Name Plate
Capacity MW
Annual Ave
Gross Capacity MW
Annual Ave Net
Capacity MW
Zip Code
Puna Geothermal Venture
Pahoa
1993
Hybrid-Single Flash/Binary
10
NA
35
20
NA

Unique information:
Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), a partnership wholly owned by subsidiaries of Ormat Nevada, Inc. was issued a permit to produce a power plant of 30 megawatts of geothermal power in the Kapoho section of the Kilauea East Rift Zone (KERZ) in the Puna District of the Big Island. Under a Power Purchase Agreement with Hawaii ElectricLight Company, PGV delivers an average of 25-30 megawatts of firm energy on a continuous basis, supplying approximately 20 percent of thetotal electricity needs of the Big Island. In helping meet the Big Island'sgrowing demand for electrical energy, the company uses modern re-injectiontechnology developed in its Mainland operations todispose of spent gases and fluids from the generating process.

Visitor information:
Tours are available 7 days a week for groups and individuals. Tours should be arranged in
advance by calling Guided tours Puna Geothermal Venture at (808) 965-6233.

Website: http://www.punageothermalventure.com

Contact Information:

Domestic Contact:
Ormat Nevada, Inc.
6225 Neil Road, Suite 300
Reno, NV 89511-1136
TEL. 775-356-9029

Barry Mizuno
PO Box 30, Pahoa, HI 96778
(808) 965-6233 (808) 965-7254
 
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