Africa: Overview of Geothermal Projects on the Continent

Africa geothermal steams ahead (Inside Africa Law)

Geothermal projects in Africa have lagged behind the deployment of other renewable energy sources in recent years.  However, whilst a slow starter, we anticipate that geothermal will become a major baseload renewable technology in Africa in the mid-term future.  We are seeing increased interest and opportunities for development of geothermal projects in a number of jurisdictions.

The focus of recent Africa geothermal headlines has primarily been on Ethiopia and Kenya – namely the Corbetti and Tulu Moye geothermal projects in Ethiopia and the upcoming Olkaria VI public private partnership (PPP) project in Kenya.  However, countries such as Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Malawi are also taking steps to unlock their geothermal potential as the pace of project development in the region increases.  Download Report (PDF).........

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