Geothermal energy is gaining in prominence as part of the global energy transition. Having successfully begun to tap their own country’s resources, Kenyan firms are now targeting projects across the region.
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CS Energy Charles Keter (R) leads a delegation from Uganda and KenGen on a new Olkaria V power plant tour in Naivasha. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]
The Government’s plan to phase out thermal power is in high gear as KenGen seeks to pump in an additional 83MW to the national grid by the end of the year.
According to the power producer, the electricity will be generated from Olkaria’s additional Unit 6 in Naivasha which is nearing completion.
This comes barely a week after KenGen announced that electricity demand had shot up from 1,661MW at the height of Covid-19 to 1,994MW as more industries resumed operations.
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Fredrick Obura |
April 4th 2021 at 02:10:00 GMT +0300
KenGen MD Rebecca Miano
NAIROBI, KENYA: KenGen has embarked on a strategy aimed at aiding partners around the African continent to exploit green energy resources.
Currently, a partnership proposal to drill geothermal wells in Rwanda is under discussion. In February 2019, KenGen was among the consortium of companies awarded Sh7.6 billion contract to drill geothermal wells for the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) in Aluto, Ethiopia.
This was quickly followed by yet another deal to drill twelve geothermal wells in October 2019. The latter contract worth $56.9 million was entered with Tulu Moye Geothermal Operations (TMGO) PLC, an independent power producer in the eastern region of Ethiopia, as part of a World Bank-financed project. The contract involves the supply of drilling materials and provision of operations, maintenance services and geoscientific survey. KenGen is also to install a water supply system an
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