East Africa: Geothermal Potential for Region Exceeds 15,000 MW - Power Africa Report

Power Africa Annual Report:  Fourth Year in Review (USAID)

The geothermal potential for the East Africa region exceeds 15,000 MW, and represents a $40 billion investment opportunity. Power Africa is supporting a pipeline of more than 20 geothermal energy projects across East Africa, which represents more than 2,300 MW of potential generation capacity, and approximately $9 billion in investments.

The United States is a world leader in the geothermal industry, with more than 100 companies active in the sector. Power Africa’s East Africa Geothermal Partnership via the U.S. Energy Association (USEA) has more than quadrupled the number of U.S. companies active in East Africa’s geothermal sector.

Kenya is the eighth largest producer of geothermal power in the world. Power Africa is supporting 15 geothermal projects that total more than 1,000 megawatts of potential generation capacity, and represent a combined estimated value of approximately $3.6 billion.

Ethiopia holds the potential to generate up to 10,000 MW of power from its geothermal sources. Power Africa is supporting five geothermal projects in Ethiopia that total more than 1,200 MW of potential generation capacity, and represent a combined estimated value of more than $5 billion.

Power Africa Annual Report 2017 (PDF - 11 MB)