Kenya partners with AU and New Zealand to develop geothermal energy in Kenya
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Kenya has signed a framework agreement with the African Union Commission and New Zealand to develop geothermal energy in the country. The agreement was signed between the state-owned Geothermal Development Company (GDC), the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the African Union Commission.
Through the new partnership, Kenya will be supported by the New Zealand-Africa Geothermal Facility (NZ-AGF). This facility, jointly established by the African Union Commission and New Zealand, supports projects in countries with high geothermal potential including Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda, Eritrea, Djibouti, Comoros, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
January 14 2021 / Modified on January 14 2021 The Kenyan central government has just signed for a $14.5 million grant from the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Fund (GRMF) for the implementation of the Baringo-Silali geothermal project. It is being implemented by the Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC) owned by the Central Government of Kenya.
The grant agreement worth 1.6 billion Kenyan shillings (US$14.5 million) was signed between the African Union, represented by the African Union Commission, which is the contracting authority, and the National Treasury of Kenya, which is the beneficiary. The funds go to the Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC) which is developing the Baringo-Silali geothermal project.
The grant from the African Union’s Geothermal Risk Mitigation Fund (GRMF) will support a drilling and testing programme and infrastructure upgrades at the Paka geothermal