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Follow on Google News | EAPIC to focus on geothermal energy opportunities in East AfricaThe upcoming East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) in Nairobi in September will feature a Geothermal Power Summit, providing a dedicated focus on the potential of geothermal energy in the region.
By: East African Power Industry Convention (EAPIC) “In Kenya alone, there is a potential of approximately 10 000 MW of electric power” Huge capacity development required According to KenGen, state-owned and IPP geothermal plants currently contribute some 202 MW of Kenya’ Lack of regulatory frameworks The Great Rift Valley, running from Middle East to Mozambique (through Ethiopia, North & South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi) has a great potential for geothermal energy, particularly in East Africa, where geothermal manifestations such as hot springs, fumaroles and geysers are prevalent. Says Dr Mariita, “the countries of the East African Rift System (EARS) have a considerable geothermal energy potential. Only Kenya has made significant efforts to harness this potential so far. To develop this resource, it has developed a geothermal development Act of Parliament. Most countries of the EARS have no strategy and inadequate legislative and regulatory frameworks for the development of the geothermal subsector. Existing regional initiatives are mostly focusing on exploration and site/project- Speaker and topic highlights from the EAPIC Geothermal Power Summit: • Geothermal capacity building: collaboration between higher learning institutes and the sector - Dr Nicholas Mariita, Superintendent, KenGen, Kenya • Financing options for geothermal projects - Kirsten Offermanns, Principal Project Manager, KfW Development Commission, Germany • Geothermal exploration - Ludvik Georgsson, Deputy Director, United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme, Iceland Geothermal, Iceland • Challenges in developing Katwe - Bunyampaka geothermal area - Ralph Nyakabwa-Atwoki, Project Consultant, Kenya • Sustainable development of geothermal - Philipe Niyangabo, Head of Energy Division, Dept. of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Also confirmed to address EAPIC are Uganda’ Event dates and location: Conference days: 10-11 September 2013 Pre-conference workshop: 9 September 2013 Site visit: 12 September 2013 Location: Safari Park Hotel, Kasarani Off Thika Road, Nairobi, Kenya Event website: www.eapicforum.com Information: Communications manager: Annemarie Roodbol Telephone: +27 21 7003558 Mobile: +27 82 5627844 Email: annemarie.roodbol@ End
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