Iceland Provides Expertise for Development of Geothermal Energy in Africa (The Daily Fusion)
Icelandic government agencies and private companies will provide support to the development of geothermal energy in Africa. Preparations are being made for a regional geothermal exploration project in the Bugurama/Ruzizi region in Burundi/Rwanda/DRC. Also, earlier this month, the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA), has signed a Partnership Agreement with the Government of Ethiopia for geothermal surface exploration and capacity building.
During the first half of 2013, ICEIDA, along with geothermal consultants from Iceland Geosurvey (ISOR), cooperated with the European Union Delegation in Rwanda and the Great Lakes Energy Authority (EGL) in the preparations of the Bugurama/Ruzizi regional geothermal exploration project. The cooperation was part of the ICEIDA/NDF support to geothermal exploration and capacity building in East Africa.
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