| Abstract |
Nagqu town, as the gateway to northern Xizang (Tibet), with a population of has a serious requirement for electric power, which at present is being supplied by small diesel generators. The existence of a reservoir close to Nagqu town led the Xizang authorities to carry out exploratory drilling in the area. It was found that the local geothermalresource is reliable and wellbore 1303 was already put into use for heating purposes in Nagqu township in 1985. The United Nations, through its Departmentof Technical Cooperationfor Development, within its programme for developing Geothermal Resources in Tibet, in 1990 allocated funds for the acquisition of a 1MW capacity binary cycle power plant, to be erected Nagqu in conjunction with the government of the PRC. The Ormat 1MW air cooled binary power plant module which was then purchased, Will utilize geothermal hot water at a temperature of 110?C to generate electricityin one of the highest power stations in the world. It is planned to be operational in 1992. |