Corbetti Geothermal Power Station | |
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Country | Ethiopia |
Location | Corbetti Caldera, Oromia Region, near Hawassa |
Coordinates | 07°10′26″N 38°27′29″E / 7.17389°N 38.45806°E |
Status | Under construction |
Construction began | 2014 |
Construction cost | US$4 billion |
Owner | Corbetti Geothermal Company Plc. |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Geothermal |
Power generation | |
Nameplate capacity | 500 MW (670,000 hp), Expandable to 1,000 MW (1,300,000 hp) |
The Corbetti Geothermal Power Station, is a 500 MW (670,000 hp) geothermal power station, under construction in Ethiopia. When fully developed, the power station will be the largest grid-ready independently developed geothermal power station in the country. The developers of this power plant plan to expand it from 10 megawatts to 60 megawatts, then to 500 megawatts and to possibly 1,000 MW. They have given themselves until 2030 to complete this renewable energy development.[1]