Significant increase in geothermal development in Kenya
Wellhead geothermal power plants, Olkaria (source: GEG) With an installed capacity of 863 MW, geothermal produced around 48% of all
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Africa
EOI – Geothermal agriculture enterprise, Zambia
Sunset over the Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia (Source: Flickr, CC, By: Mike) Prospero Ltd. is accepting EOIs for
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Repsol looking for geothermal opportunities in Gran Canaria, Spain
Landscape, Gran Canaria (source: flickr/ Peter Visser, creative commons) Spanish oil company Repsol will be exploring the opportunity of geothermal
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KenGen’s expects to add 83 MW of geothermal in the coming weeks
Turbine set up, Olkaria 1 Unit 6, Kenya (source: KenGen) KenGen expects to start operation of the 83MW Olkaria I
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Geothermal prospecting license issued in African Malawi
Karonga, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa (source: flickr/ andresfib, creative commons) Kalahari GeoEnergy Ltd. has been granted a reconnaissance license for
Read more10 years in Kenya – the geothermal success story of GEG
Wellhead plants of British Green Energy Geothermal (GEG) at Olkaria, Kenya (source: GEG/ Lydur Skulason) Looking back in pride, Icelandic
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KenGen completes drilling of deepest geothermal well in Ethiopia
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) reports having completed drilling the deepest geothermal well in Ethiopia. The company is currently drilling
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Underwriting facility set to energise geothermal development in Kenya and Ethiopia
Drilling rig at Menengai, Kenya (source: ARGeo) A first-of-its-kind underwriting facility is being set up to help de-risk early-stage development
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Increasing pressure on decreasing power tariffs to hit IPPs in Kenya
Power transmission lines in Kenya (source: flickr/ aaron.knox, creative commons) Pressure to lower electricity tariffs targeted to increase demand and
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KenGen launches research and development center
KenGen MD and CEO, Mrs. Rebecca Miano laying the foundation stone of KenGen’s R&D center at Tana Power Station in
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KenGen to sell 4.6m tonnes of carbon credits under the CDM
Olkaria II geothermal power plant (source: UNU) Kengen has received approval for the sale of 4.6m tonnes of carbon emissions
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