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KenGen Completes Drilling of Seventh Geothermal Well in Ethiopia

By Green Building Africa - Net Carbon Zero Buildings and Cities May 3, 2022 No Comments

The drilling site at Aluto-Langano, Ethiopia. Kenya is Africa’s number one geothermal energy producer and among top 10 in the world The country has an estimated potential of 10,000MW along the Rift Valley. Image credit: EEPC

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The Kenyan Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has completed drilling of the seventh geothermal well in Ethiopia.
KenGen is drilling wells at a depth of 3,000 meters under contract for Aluto-Langano geothermal project for state-owned Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP).

“I must commend our teams on the ground for successfully delivering to expectations despite the threats of COVID-19 and security situation in Ethiopia at the time of project implementation,” KenGen CEO Rebecca Miano said in a statement.

Being the leading geothermal operator in Africa with an installed capacity of 861MW, KenGen has diversified to support geothermal development in countries in Rwanda, Djibouti and Ethiopia.

Related news: KenGen has also drilled three wells for the private geothermal project of Tulu Moye also in Ethiopia

Related news: In November 2021, KenGen started work on drilling three geothermal wells in Djibouti on a $6.05 million drilling contract

Miano said the Ethiopian and Djibouti ventures are part of KenGen’s ambitious diversification strategy, in which the company seeks to acquire new revenue streams by offering commercial drilling services, geothermal consulting and other related services across Africa.

Author: Bryan Groenendaal

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