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DIRECT USES
 
 
Total thermal installed capacity in MWt:
2.7
Direct use in TJ/year
73.7
Direct use in GWh/year
20.5
Capacity factor
0.86
 

Geothermal development has been taking place on a very small scale with the increased participation of local government and the limited financial resources. Increased popularization of geothermal springs has led to more attraction of visitors. The local people have been able to boost their business and as a result, taken the initiative to building road infrastructure with the assistance of local government bodies.

The main use has been for bathing and swimming at 25 locations. There is also some small use for boiling eggs in restaurants and for direct drinking of the water to cure gastroenteritis disease; however, these two uses are not quantified and are included in the bathing and swimming numbers: 2.717 MWt and 73.743 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