Ram Power gets conditional use permit for Orita project

In Nevada, Ram Power, Corp. has picked up a Geothermal Conditional Use Permit for its 49.9 MW Orita I project in Imperial Valley, CA. The permit allows the company to drill, sample, monitor and flow test up to six exploratory wells. Ram Power intends to drill several large diameter wells that they may use for commercial production/injection by the end of the first quarter 2010. The permit, granted unanimously by the Imperial County Planning Commission, is the first step in the construction of the $226 million project. Actual plant construction, scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2013, will require additional Planning Commission approval.