ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 26, 2025

Kenya’s state-owned power producer KenGen CEO Peter Njenga confirmed that the company has secured geothermal exploration rights in Zambia and Tanzania. Weve already helped Ethiopia and Djibouti tap into their geothermal potential, and next, we are focusing on Eswatini, which shows significant promise, said Njenga.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Kenya’s state-owned electric power generation company KenGen has announced a new tender for “Consultancy services for feasibility study on geothermal power generation brine in KenGen Olkaria Field.” Work on the rehabilitation of the Olkaria I, the oldest geothermal power plant in Kenya, started in mid-2023.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 7, 2025

GRMF POWER provides grant funding for Surface Studies & Drilling Programmes with the goal of power production, as well as connected infrastructure upgrades. Eligible countries for GRFM funding (source: GRMF) For more information on the GRMF, please visit www.grmf-eastafrica.org.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 18, 2024

Exergy International srl (Exergy), a global provider of new generation Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power plants, has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with RentCo Africa Limited (RentCo), a firm providing energy leasing solutions in Kenya. The units from Exergy will have a total generation capacity of about 30 MWe. “We

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 19, 2024

The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has published an open tender for the supply and installation of a 5 to 10 MW wellhead geothermal power plant at the Menengai Field in Kenya. ” A site visit conducted by the GDC will be held on the 31st July 2024 at the Menengai geothermal project.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 19, 2024

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has been awarded the contract to supply steam turbines and generators for the geothermal power plant renovation of Units 1 through 3 at the old 45-MW Olkaria I geothermal power plant of KenGen in Kenya.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 17, 2025

This year’s list is wonderfully diverse, both in terms of geography and how it shows off the different facets of geothermal energy utilization. Before jumping to the Top 10 list, it is worth noting that the most-visited page at ThinkGeoEnergy is, by far, our Global Geothermal Power Plant Map.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 2, 2024

The planned 35-MW geothermal power project will be the first geothermal plant of Globeleq, one of three Independent Power Producers (IPPs) assigned to build power plants to utilize the geothermal resources in Menengai.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 25, 2024

A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of the 35-MW geothermal power plant by OrPower Twenty-Two (OrPower 22), which will be the third power plant to be supplied by steam from the Menengai geothermal steam field in Nakuru, Kenya. Construction is expected to take 14 months and will be completed mid-2026.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 21, 2023

The capacity building program was organized under the UNIDO global programme “Generating energy capacity from geothermal power generation and its related technologies for sustainable development” (Geothermal Programme) funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Location map of GRMF HEAT awarded projects in East Africa (source: GRMF) The potential for projects in East Africa is huge and the projects contribute directly to independence on fossil fuel imports and regional value creation.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Regulatory filings have already indicated KenGen’s plans of building the Olkaria VII geothermal power plant with an installed capacity of 80.3 This is on top of efforts to rehabilitate and uprate the Olkaria I geothermal power plant , and optimize power plant operations by utilizing waste heat.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JUNE 27, 2024

. “They have big investments in Africa and especially in Europe and Turkey, but this will be the first investment in the United States, so it was an opportunity for them to come down and see.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 1, 2024

Without local heating and cooling facilities, the country has had to import milk powder from India and fresh produce from South Africa. Development of geothermal power generation can answer these challenges by providing climate-resilient and sustainable baseload power, as well as energy for heating and cooling facilities.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Source: People Daily The post KenGen breaks ground on geothermal-powered data centre and industrial park first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News. The Green Energy Park is a testament to our dedication to innovation, collaboration, and responsible growth.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The 55-MW Lumut Balai Unit 2 geothermal power plant is expected to be operational by 2024. PGEO had also started setting their sights beyond Indonesia , signing a partnership with Africa Geothermal International Limited (AGIL) for geothermal development in Kenya.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

While Aluto Langano is the site of a previously operating geothermal power plant, it has though not been producing for many years. The overall investment for the project is estimated at USD 143 million in loans from the World Bank and an additional USD 24 million through grants.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JULY 19, 2024

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has announced a $68 million credit investment on Sosian Energy for the Menengai geothermal power project in Kenya. The plant started supplying to the local grid in August 2023 and was fully commissioned by November 2023.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 15, 2024

During the recent Taiwan International Geothermal Conference , Deputy Economy Minister Tseng Wen-sheng stated that geothermal is a key component in the country’s Net Zero 2050 goals. Source: Rootlaw.com.tw

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Global Renewable News

JANUARY 7, 2024

Globeleq, the leading independent power company in Africa, and its project partner, Geothermal Development Company (GDC), are pleased to announce that they have reached financial close on their US$11.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As part of the regular Focus on Geothermal Webinar series – a partnership of Enerchange and ThinkGeoEnergy – we are proud to host Kai Imolauer of Rödl & Partner and Project Manager for the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) for a webinar on “ Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility – Results and Lessons Learnt.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Presided by Kenyan President William Ruto in collaboration with the COP28 Presidency and several other African nations, the Africa Green Industrialization Initiative (AGII) was launched along the sidelines of the COP28 along with more than $4 billion in deals of new geothermal development or utilizing geothermal resources in Kenya.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 3, 2023

“GreenFire Energy is honored to be working with KenGen, one of the largest producers of geothermal energy in the world. Our patented GreenFire’s GreenLoop technology has the unique capability to make wells with low permeability quickly scale-up geothermal power generation,” said Steven Brown, VP Project Development, GreenFire Energy. “We

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In support of this goal, KenGen continues to build capacity in renewables in the form of solar power facilities, hydropower stations, and geothermal power plants. Work is currently ongoing for the rehabilitation of the Olkaria I geothermal power plant to increase its installed capacity from 45 MWe to 63 MWe.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The first geothermal power plant in Menengai officially started supplying power to the grid in August 2023. Construction is expected to start soon for the second power plant following the financial close of the project.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 5, 2024

KenGen has played a major role in making Kenya one of the Top 10 largest geothermal power producers in the world. The state-owned geothermal developer and operator currently has an installed capacity of 799 MW which accounts for 85% of the country’s geothermal installed capacity.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5% of the total installed renewable power capacity. However, this is a massive under-representation of the contributions and further potential that geothermal has for decarbonization.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 22, 2024

It does not have the technological fanfare associated with emerging technologies like Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and Advanced Geothermal Systems (AGS) and pales in comparison to the 1 GW installed geothermal power generation capacity that Kenya is aspiring to achieve very soon.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The IGA is continuing the webinar series with two upcoming sessions: Geothermal Heating & Cooling: A Deep Dive with Adele Manzella (22nd November 2023 14:00 UTC) Luis Gutierrez-Negrin Explores Geothermal Power Generation (24th November 2023 16:00 UTC) More details and registration for the two sessions can be done via this link.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 19, 2024

Echoing this sentiment, Luca Xodo, Steam’s Global Sales and Partnerships Director and current ETIP Geothermal Chairman , added: “Direct Use Geothermal is the next chapter in our industry.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

KenGen has announced a revamped plan to generate more electricity from geothermal power plants in the face of low water inflows being experienced at their large hydropower stations. The company has already undertaken expansion efforts of its existing geothermal power facilities in Olkaria. mASL as of 6 November 2023.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

STEAMs work confirmed the viability of the potential geothermal resource and then further confirmed the presence of sufficient groundwater near the drilling site to support both deep exploration activities and serve the island as a secure water source for the future.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 12, 2024

Project updates During his opening remarks, Paul Ngugi provided some important updates on the status of geothermal fields being developed by GDC. The Menengai geothermal field is already contributing 35 MW of capacity to the power grid thru the first geothermal power plant by Sosian Power.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 9, 2024

ThinkGeoEnergy and the Geothermal Association of Keny a (“GAK”) are proud to announce a media partnership for the 2024 Kenya Geothermal Congress , taking place on 16-18 July 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 18, 2023

These are critical for the understanding of the Aluto-Langano geothermal field, which hosts the only operating geothermal power plant in Ethiopia. The shallow intrusions brought about by this process provide the ideal geologic setting for the formation of magma-driven geothermal systems.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 16, 2023

GDC expects that there will be a geothermal power plant at Baringo-Silali feeding electricity to the grid by 2028. The company has currently already drilled wells that can support up to 70 MW of output and aims to increase this to 100 MW by the end of the year.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Now people in my country talk about nuclear or fossil as baseload, but geothermal is doing that job in countries like Kenya. The plant I visited, Olkaria, was already producing 1 gigawatt of power. Kenya has the potential for ten times more geothermal power. Now businesses are also stepping up.

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