The Malawi expert tour began with a visit to the Menengai geothermal project site in western Kenya. With a capacity of 35 MW, it is being developed by Korea Western Power, a subcontractor for Sosian Energy, a Kenyan company. The challenge for the Malawi Electricity Generating Company delegation was to identify the implementation of a geothermal project, but above all to understand the role of alliances in such a project.
Malawi has a huge untapped geothermal potential. A study conducted in 2010 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility, indicated that the country has a rich geothermal potential of about 4,000 MW of electrical power, ready for exploitation, in the Rift Valley, including the Chitipa-Karonga region in northern Malawi.
On site, the first steps towards the exploitation of this clean energy source are being taken. In May 2018, an agreement was signed between the Malawi Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines and the Japanese multinational Toshiba. The company will provide equipment for the operation of geothermal power plants, develop operating and management guidelines, facilitate capacity building programmes
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From the Global Geothermal News archives:
- Friday, May 18, 2018 - Malawi: Toshiba to Supply 1 MW to 10 MW Geothermal Wellhead System
