Projects
South Meager Geothermal Project, BC
The South Meager project in British Columbia is the most advanced geothermal project in Canada; and one of the sonly geothermal lease in Canada for the production of electricity. The South Meager geothermal area is located approximately 170 km north of Vancouver in undeveloped, mountainous country. The project area is located 55 km northwest of the Village of Pemberton in the Upper Lillooet River watershed. Previously it was identified South Meager as a high temperature geothermal field with measured temperatures up to 275ºC, over an area of 4.5 to 7.5 km².
GeothermEx Inc. of Richmond, California, an internationally recognized authority on geothermal energy, has concluded the South Meager Geothermal Project has the potential to support up to a 100 MW power plant (sufficient to supply electricity to 80,000 households).
