Comparative progress report 1985-89 and projections on future development of geothermal energy in Italy

The first part of the paper summarizes the geothermal achievements in Italy in the 5-year period January 1985 - December 1989 for both electrical generation and direct uses. The second part of the paper is mainly focused on geothermal power development to the year 1995. It deals with strategy, objectives, resources, investments and expected results. installed capacity is planned to increase significantly in the next few years, rising to 885 MW by December 1995, with production reaching approximately 4700 GWh in that year. Direct uses, on the contrary, are expected to increase slowly in the period 1990-95: overall growth is unlikely to exceed 215,000 OET in 1995