Saudi and Swarieh (2005) report no further development of direct-uses of geothermal fluids since those reported in Lund and Freeston (2001). At that stage it was reported that the installed capacity was 153.3 MWt and an annual energy use of 1,540 TJ/yr for bathing and swimming at six sites, giving an overall capacity factor of 0.42. Future uses seems to be in connection with refrigerated warehouses using absorption refrigeration techniques for preserving fruits and vegetables or freezing fish and meat, and for fish farming and greenhouse heating.

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No paper was received from this country. Saudi and Swarich (2005) reported no new development in the country using geothermal energy for direct-use for WGC2005. Thus, our data is based on the situation described in Lund and Freeston (2001). It appears that at least six sites have installation for direct-use, mainly for bathing and swimming.

The estimated capacity and use is 153.3 MWt and annual energy use of 1,540 TJ/yr.
 

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