GE ENERGY SUPPLIES GEOTHERMAL PLANT IN EL SALVADOR.

Worldwide Energy, July, 2005

GE Energy, working with Enel of Italy, has received a turnkey contract to supply a steam turbine and additional balance-of- plant equipment for the expansion of a geothermal generating plant at Berlin in the province of Usulatan, El Salvador. The facility is located 112 kilometers east of El Salvador's capital city, San Salvador. Separately, GE Energy has signed a letter of intent with ENEX hf of Iceland to supply a Rotoflow expander package for the geothermal binary cycle of the same facility.

The Berlin geothermal field is operated by LAGEO SA of El Salvador, a joint venture between Enel and CEL that also operates the Auhachapan geothermal field for a total actual energy production of about 940 GWh/year, or approximately 20% of the total energy production in...

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