U.S.-Kenya Opportunties in geothermal partnerships – Washington, DC – June 8, 2018
Kenya delegation in the U.S. (source: U.S. Energy Association)
Alexander Richter
7 Jun 2018
A meeting on June 8, 2018 organised by the U.S. Energy Association will feature Kenya's Minister for Energy and KenGen's CEO to discuss opportunities for growth and international partnerships on geothermal development in Kenya.
As part of a visit by Hon. Charles Keter, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum of the Ministry of Energy, and Rebecca Miano, Managing Director and CEO of Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) to the U.S. during which they have visited the Geyser geothermal field, the Coso geothermal field, Nevada and various other geothermal sights, the both will speak at an event organised by the U.S. Energy Association in Washington, DC on June 8, 2018 9:00am to 10:30am.
The Government of Kenya has set forth its “Vision 2030,” a program to transform Kenya into a “newly industrializing, middle-income” country. Yet, Kenya has approximately 2,300 MW of generation capacity to serve its population of more than 48 million, which constrains economic growth. Kenya is believed to possess more than 7,000 MW of undeveloped geothermal energy resources in the Rift Valley, with Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Ltd. (KenGen) currently producing 534MW of power at the Olkaria Geothermal Field and plans to add an additional 600MW of generation over the next five years.
Wind and biomass energy are also significant potential sources for power generation in Kenya. Kenya aims to increase generation capacity by 5,000 MW by 2020 and by 26,000 MW by 2030. The Government of Kenya is focused on sustaining a stable investment climate for private-sector participation in energy, developing expanded transmission and distribution networks to deliver power to customers, maintaining a creditworthy off-taker, maintaining cost-reflective tariffs, and reducing inefficiency in the sector to support more affordable end-user tariffs.
Please join Hon. Charles Keter, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Energy and Mrs. Rebecca Miano, Managing Director/CEO of KenGen as they discuss the state of the Kenyan energy market and opportunities for expansion and international partnerships. They will also share some of the lessons learned earlier in the week while visiting The Geysers Geothermal Field and Coso Geothermal Field in California.
Source: U.S. Energy Association
