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Total thermal installed capacity in MWt:
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265
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Direct use in TJ/year
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2,545
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Direct use in GWh/year
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707
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Capacity factor
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0.30
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Chandrasekharem et al. (2010) discusses again the geothermal potential of the country and the current use of its resources. As of December 2009, 265 MWt are installed all for bathing and swimming with an annual use of 2,545 TJ/yr.
No other uses of geothermal direct heat are recorded, including a zero entry for GHP. Currently the building sector utilizes 33% of thermal power and the food processing industry 13%, generated by coal fired plant these activities could easily be serviced by geothermal if the environment was right for the conversion.
However there appears to be little incentive for the conversion to geothermal heat. One of the major difficulties is having trained manpower to undertake these developments.
Taken from the paper by John W. Lund, Derek H. Freeston, and Tonya L. Boyd: "Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy 2010 Worldwide Review"; published in Proceedings of the World Geothermal Congress 2010, Bali, Indonesia, 25-29 April 2010