World Geothermal Generation 2001-2005: State of the Art

The Rapporteur reviewed all the Country Update papers for the nations where geothermal electricity is currently in operation. The relevant figures are: 1. Twenty-four countries generate power from geothermal resources; 2. The total installed capacity is 8 900 MW, corresponding to 8 000 MW of running capacity and supplying 57 000 GWh in 2003, an increase of 12% and 15% respectively with respect to year 2000; 3. Nineteen countries have performed significant drilling operations since 2000, with a total of 290 wells and 560 km of drilled depth, an average well depth of 1.9 km;

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