Geothermal energy

IMPLEMENTATION OF GEOTHERMAL TO BEGIN BY TANZANIA GOVT.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF GEOTHERMAL TO BEGIN BY TANZANIA GOVT.

Tanzania’s government has reiterated its commitment to implementing a plan of generating 200MW from geothermal by 2025. Currently, is in dire need to diversify its electricity mix similar to other countries in East Africa. Energy Permanent Secretary Eng Felchesmi Mramba said Tanzania has identified 52 areas that could produce geothermal power. These sites are spread across the regions of Mbeya, Arusha, Dodoma, Iringa, Coast, Kilimanjaro, Kagera, Katavi, Shinyanga, Morogoro, Mwara, Manyara, Rukwa, Singida, Songwe and Tanga….

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UK TO INVEST IN AFRICA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY

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UK TO INVEST IN AFRICA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY

UK will invest over USD 65.7 million into renewable energy projects in selected African countries. The projects include solar farms in Kenya, geothermal power stations in Ethiopia and clean energy storage in sub-Saharan Africa. The countries will receive funding and support from UK scientists to perfectly utilize their abundant renewable energy. According to Business and energy secretary Andrea Leadsom, the government underlined that close collaboration with African countries will be key as the UK prepares…

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KENYA RANKED 9TH GLOBALLY IN GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION.

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KENYA RANKED 9TH GLOBALLY IN GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION.

Kenya’s 700MW geothermal power generation increases its world ranking topping some technological giants.  Renewable Global Status ranked Kenya 9th globally in geothermal power generating capacity with a capacity of 700MW. The new generating capacity beats Japan’s 10th position 500MW geothermal capacity. This ranking is due to the growing investments in Kenya’s renewable energy sector including US $80m secured by the largest solar deal in Africa, in 2017. Hence, 9m households in Kenya have access to…

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