"By spring 2014, Tsuchiyu, 15 kilometres from Fukushima, will be generating 250 kilowatts of electricity - about a quarter of the city's total needs - at a geothermal plant hidden away in the surrounding mountains....According to one estimate, Japan's geothermal capacity could reach 24 million kilowatts - the third biggest in the world after the US and Indonesia - compared with less than 550,000 kilowatts now. "
Source: Japan prepares to tap into geothermal power
August 11, 2012
Justin McCurry
theage.com
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