Rural Electrification in Mexico from Low Enthalpy Geothermal Resources. Maguarichic Off-Grid Power Plant, Mexican Experience
- Key words
- Rural electrificaction, low entalphy resources, off-grid power plants, Maguarichic.
- Location
- Maguarichic, Mexico
- Conference
- World Geothermal Congress
- Year
- 2005
- Session
- 13. Power Generation
- Language
- English
- Paper number
- 1344
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Abstract
The Maguarichic geothermal project is a typical prospect under operation off-grid in a rural area and the experiences gained during the exploitation of the geothermal reservoir, construction and operation of the plant are presented. The benefits for the community of a continuous electrical supply are also presented. Recommendations based on this experience are expressed on how to install these plants easily, how to drill the wells and how to improve the technology to reduce the operation problems in rural areas where spares and other requirements may be very difficult to obtain.
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