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based option for base load service. However, this is based on an investment cost for coal on the order of $3,000 per kW, which is widely considered to be too high; with a coal plant investment cost of $2,000 per kW, the maximum competitive cost for geothermal becomes $4,800 per kW. Table 13: Cost Estimates for a 50 MW Geothermal Plant (millions of US$) Phase / activity Low Medium High 1:Preliminarysurvey,permits, 1 2 5 market analysis12 2: Exploration13 2 3 4 3:Testdrillings,welltestingand 11 18 30 reservoir evaluation14 4: Feasibility study, project planning, funding, contracts, insurance.15 5 7 10 5: Drillings (20 boreholes)16 7: Start- up & commissioning19 TOTAL: In US$ per kW installed 45 70 100 3 5 8 142 196 274 6: Construction (power plant, cooling, infrastructure.)17 FCRS (piping) and substation, connection to grid (transmission)18 65 10 75 16 95 22 2,840 3,920 5,480 12 Costs for survey depend heavily on size and accessibility of area. Costs for EIA depend on country regulations. 13 Depending on methods used and accessibility and size of area 14 For 3 to 5 drillings with variable depths and diameter, from slim hole to full size production wells 15 Studies and contracts provided by external suppliers or own company. Conditions and regulations of relevant country 16 Depending on depth, diameter, and fluid chemistry, casings and wellhead requirements in terms of pressure and steel material / coating. Also influenced by underground and fractures (drilling difficulty and time) 17 Power plant prices vary by system used and supplier, but most impact comes from infrastructure (roads etc.) and cooling options (water or air) 18 Depending on distance from plant to transmission grid access point, and on distance between boreholes and power plant. 19 Standard industrial process. Power plant may need fine tuning for some time and minor adaptations. For high estimate, major changes, repairs and improvements are needed to supply power according to PPA. 19

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