Future Operations at Puna Geothermal Are Uncertain Following Lava Damage

Renewable Energy World: In a May 30 update, Ormat Technologies said that damage to the Puna Geothermal complex caused by lava from the Kilauea volcanic eruption in Hawaii has made it difficult for the company to determine when the plant will resume operations.

Earthquakes started on the island April 30, and volcanic activity soon followed. Ormat in a statement in mid-May said it had closed the 38-MW facility when a volcanic fissure opened nearby.

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