Geothermal project in Uanalaska secures $2.5m federal funding
Logistics camp for Makushin geothermal project, Unalaska (source: alaskageothermal.info)
Alexander Richter
14 Mar 2022
The Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska receives $2.5 million in funding for the Makushin geothermal project in Unalaska in the state of Alaska, U.S.
The U.S. Senator for Alaska, Lisa Murkowski – a long time supporter for geothermal energy in the U.S. – announced that the geothermal project in Unalaska, Alaska has secured $2.5 million in federal funding. The money comes through the appropriation Committee as part of the infrastructure funding announced by the White House earlier this year.
Among the total funding for the state of $230 million is the geothermal project at Makushin at Unalaska that got $2.5 million. The project is a joint development by Chena Power and the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska.
The Makushin Geothermal Project, we have been reporting on it, aims to build a 30 MW geothermal power plant for the City of Unalaska. The Makushin Volcano project site is 14 miles from the city. Power would be transmitted to the City’s powergrid via underground/undersea cable. Related construction would include a road from Broad Bay to the project site to support construction of the project and ongoing maintenance.
The project signed an intent to award the engineering procurement contract with Ormat Technologies in September 2021. The estimated cost will be $90 million. Other partners in the project include Power Engineers as owner’s engineers and Geologica for geochemical work.
