Ground Work for 300 MWe Geothermal Power Plants Inches Closer (The People)
Construction of 300 MWe of geothermal power plants at Suswa in south Rift Valley has inched closer with a tender calling on investors to develop steam fields closed. A detailed surface study that entails geology, surface heat measurement and baseline environmental, social economic assessment has been concluded indicating a potential of 750 MWe power when the project is complete.
However, in the first phase of the project undertaken by
Geothermal Development Corporation (GDC) will only develop 300 MWe. Starting June, ground work construction is expected to start, and will see a total of 120 wells drilled as part of infrastructural developments for the year 2014/2015. The whole project will take two years with investors roped in to help develop steam by drilling exploration, appraisal and production wells.
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