Monday, March 24, 2014

Kenya:

Government to Contract More Firms in Harnessing Kenya’s Geothermal Stocks (Daily Nation)

Three new private investors are set to be awarded licences to tap into the vast geothermal resources in Kenya’s Rift Valley.

Kenyan Energy Cabinet secretary Davis Chirchir told the International Geothermal Association meeting held in Manilla, Philippines, that Geothermal Development Associates, Quantum Power and Ormat Technologies, are “coming soon”.

Mr Chirchir said two other corporations Schlumberger and Baker Hughes have already set up shop and are providing technical support to fast-track geothermal development.

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