Thursday, May 30, 2013

Japan:

Japan to Aid Geothermal Projects in East Africa (Bloomberg)

The Japanese government plans to provide support to develop geothermal projects in East Africa, the Nikkei newspaper reported today without saying where it got the information.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency plans to start offering technical assistance in Kenya in September as the African nation plans to increase its geothermal capacity to about 5,000 megawatts in 20 years from 200 megawatts now, according to the report.

Japan also plans to send geological survey missions to countries such as Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania and to draw up a development plan for Ethiopia, the Nikkei said.

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