Superhot Rock Geothermal in Venezuela

The document highlights that just 1% of Venezuela's superhot rock geothermal resource could provide 355 GW of energy capacity, far exceeding the country's projected 2050 electricity demand of 297,505 GWh. It argues that this technology offers a low-land-footprint, firm power alternative that could leverage Venezuela's existing oil and gas subsurface expertise to decarbonize its electricity sector, which emitted 12 megatonnes of CO2eq in 2021.

• Preliminary modeling indicates that Venezuela possesses significant superhot rock resources; specifically, 1% of this resource could provide 355 GW of energy capacity and generate over 2,957,340 GWh of electricity.
• The potential energy from 1% of Venezuela's superhot rock resource is estimated to be 36 times the country's 2021 electricity consumption and would be sufficient to meet the projected 2050 electricity demand of 297,505 GWh.
• Superhot rock geothermal is presented as a highly land-efficient energy source, requiring approximately 12 km² of land per 1 GW of production, which is significantly lower than natural gas (160 km²), solar (180 km²), offshore wind (520 km²), and biomass (14,000 km²).

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Superhot Rock Geothermal in Venezuela. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22145249/Venezuela-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Superhot Rock Geothermal in Venezuela. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22145249/Venezuela-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Clean Air Task Force |title=Superhot Rock Geothermal in Venezuela |url=https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22145249/Venezuela-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendsuperhot, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Superhot Rock Geothermal in Venezuela}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/22145249/Venezuela-SHR-Regional-Assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }