Thermal power potential assessment of Avacha geothermal system

Abstract

Thermal power potential assessments of Avacha geothermal system performed by different authors of the works and the methods adopted for evaluation are presented. A significant variation of the predicted thermal and electric power values was established. In order to obtain a more reliable heat and power potential assessment in the present work the authors have developed the thermo-hydrodynamic model of Avacha geothermal system based on the complex of available geological and geophysical data. According to the numerical simulation results, the lower assessment of the system resources is 35 MW, the upper one is 302 MW of thermal power.