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Recent geothermal investigations in Guatemala by the Unit of Geothermal Developments of the National Electrical Institute (INDE) are the subject of this paper. Some of the studies were made by or in collaboration with foreign organizations.
The volcanic belt of Guatemala is the area favorable for geothermal phenomena. A reconnaissance of the belt identified 23 localities showing some geothermal manifestations. From these, three most favorable sites were selected for early additional consideration. Prefeasibility studies have begun and are described for these three, but principal emphasis has been on one named Zunil, where prefeasibility work is completed and feasibility investigation well advanced. Plans for installing an electricity generating plant in this field are moving forward, with the hope that the first geothermal electricity in Guatemala will be on line in 1995.
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Caicedo, A.A. (1995). Current Status of Geothermal Activities in Guatemala. In: Miller, R.L., Escalante, G., Reinemund, J.A., Bergin, M.J. (eds) Energy and Mineral Potential of the Central American-Caribbean Region. Circum-Pacific Council for Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Science Series, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79476-6_33
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