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The Lavey-les-Bains geothermal plant is designed to power 900 homes in the region. © Keystone / Laurent Gillieron
A Swiss geothermal energy project, designed to generate electricity for 900 homes and heat thermal baths, has been suspended because it doesn't have enough hot water to pump.
This content was published on September 26, 2022 - 14:47 September 26, 2022 - 14:47 swissinfo.ch/mga
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The site in Lavey-les-Bains in western Switzerland was when work started to build the plant at the beginning of the year.
But the project has been suspended amid technical troubles in getting enough water into the 2,956 metre deep bore hole.
'Contrary to expectations the drilling operation has not produced a sufficiently powerful water flowrate to generate electricity,' the project organisers .
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