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Zimbabwe to build first utility-scale geothermal power plant

ThinkGeoEnergy

Zimbabwe has announced plans of constructing a 10-MW geothermal power plant at the Chimbwawata Hot Springs in the Binga district. The announcement comes after the country has experienced increase drought frequency resulting in lower output from hydropower plants which accounts for about 69% of Zimbabwe’s energy generation.

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Geothermal and hydropower revenues drive KenGen profit up by 35%

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Government-owned power generation company Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced a year-to-year profit increase of 35%, from Sh 5 billion to 6.8 The company attributed this growth in profit to the performance of its geothermal and hydropower plants. MW Olkaria VII power plant. billion (approx.

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KenGen to invest on more geothermal amidst underperforming hydropower

ThinkGeoEnergy

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 Masinga Dam, Kenya’s largest hydropower dam, recorded a water level of 1039.42 mASL as of 6 November 2023.

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Canada’s geothermal energy opportunity

Renewable Energy World

Matthews, Cito Energy Group. Geothermal Energy Potential in Western Canada. There’s a wave of increased interest and investment in geothermal energy as a potentially viable source of renewable power. Geothermal energy is naturally occurring heat that exists within the interior of the Earth.

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IRENA reports 22% lower LCOE of geothermal power in 2022

ThinkGeoEnergy

This statistic was reported by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in their newly published document, “Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2022.” Almost all forms of renewable power became more competitive in 2022, with offshore wind and hydropower as the only exceptions.

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‘We’re an evolving laboratory’: the island on a quest to be self-sufficient in energy

The Guardian: Energy

Swept by strong Atlantic winds and pockmarked with volcanic craters, it has spent the past decade harnessing its natural features to create clean electricity with the goal of being the first island to reach self-sufficiency in energy. Now, the island is reaching new milestones.

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Japan, New Zealand strenghten geothermal innovation partnerships

ThinkGeoEnergy

The New-Zealand Japan Geothermal Coalition A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between New Zealand’s GNS Science , Geo40 , and Western Energy , and Japan’s Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC). “This partnership represents a continuation of our close cooperation with Japan on renewable energy.”