Nevada Geothermal: Progress report on Blue Mountain and Faulkner 1

Vancouver, Canada - Nevada Geothermal announced that interim power production from the Faulkner 1 geothermal plant has been increased from 13 MW (net) to 26 MW (net).

Permanent cables were installed to Turbine Generator Units One and Three. Cable repairs are expected to be fully completed to Unit Two and other electrical equipment on or before March 10, 2010 allowing the plant to be fully operational. Newly drilled and tested, deep injection wells, 55-15 and 58-11, will allow production levels to be increased to between 36-40 MW (net) shortly after the Faulkner 1 plant is returned to full service. New production Well 91-15, drilled to 8359 feet, is currently undergoing flow tests. Production pipeline and electrical service connections will take approximately 2

Source: IWR Online, 05 Mar 2010