KenGen to set up service subsidiary building on core competencies
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced plans for the set up of a service subsidiary to grow business and revenues from non-core business, as reported by Standard Media in Kenya....
View ArticleAsian Development Bank to increase infrastructure investments in Indonesia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a new Country Partnership Strategy with Indonesia for 2016-2019, setting out a program of support to foster a sustainable economic growth path that...
View ArticleEDC reactivates Unit 2 of Malitbog geothermal plant
The Philippines-based Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has reported that it reactivated the second unit of its Malitbog geothermal power plant in Southern Leyte. The company has finished repairs and...
View ArticleTatapani geothermal field in India potential estimated at 17 MW
The Geological Survey of India has conducted a series of surveys to estimate the power generation potential at a number of geothermal sites in India. As part of those surveys, the Geological Survey has...
View ArticleGeothermal Information Portal has been launched for Uganda
A new information portal providing information about geothermal policy and law development in Uganda has been launched. This was announced by Carbon Counts, an independent consultancy providing a range...
View ArticleDominica passes new Geothermal Resources Development Act
The government of Dominica in the Caribbean has passed its new geothermal piece of legislation. Called the “Geothermal Resources Development Act”, defines a regulatory framework surrounding “the...
View ArticleSaskatchewan geothermal project to start drilling in February 2017
Canada is still waiting to see the first real geothermal project to succeed delivering geothermal power to the country. Now, the geothermal project of Deep Earth Energy Production (DEEP) is likely to...
View ArticleFirst GRC Geothermal O&M Workshop a Rousing Success
As part of the GRC Annual Meeting, the first O&M Best Practices Workshop was held on October 23 just before the meeting and the GEA GeoExpo started. The Workshop brought together a diverse...
View ArticleDrilling to commence for geothermal heating project in the Netherlands
Geothermal company, Daldrup & Söhne AG has announced having received a drilling contract in the Netherlands. The drilling is to be conducted for a geothermal direct use project that will provide...
View ArticleAttending the ARGeo Conference in Addis Ababa/ Ethiopia
Currently, I am based in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia for the African Rift Geothermal Conference. This is my third ARGeo conference that I am attending, so it is exciting to meet old and new friends in the...
View ArticleFrom bidding to investment, Exergy and the Walker Ranch project in Idaho
Having reported about the Walker Ranch project in Idaho/ U.S. before, we are glad to have been able to connect with the developer of the project, Walker Ranch Energy and its President, Trent Yang, as...
View ArticlePLN likely to withdraw bid for two geothermal assets of Chevron
Indonesian, state-owned electricity company PLN is likely to withdraw its bid to take over two geothermal assets offered for auction by US-based energy corporation Chevron, as reported by the Jakarta...
View ArticleGDC hopeful to see up to $17m revenues from Menengai steam sales
Kenya’s Geothermal Development Company (GDC) projects are expected to generate Sh1.7 billion (aorund $17 million) from sale of steam from its Menengai geothermal fields in Nakuru County, as reported...
View ArticleNew research efforts in Canada on geothermal potential in the Arctic
The Institut nordique du Quebec (INQ) in the Canadian province of Quebec and its founding partners have unveiled the first foundational elements of the Institute’s scientific program by simultaneously...
View ArticleU.S. Geothermal development update for projects in Guatemala and U.S.
American geothermal developer and operator U.S. Geothermal Inc. today provided an update on two of its advanced stage development projects at San Emidio II and El Ceibillo, and an update on the...
View ArticleWorld Bank approves $290m funding for geothermal development in Turkey
The World Bank has approved a new $290 million funding package for the Geothermal Development Project of the bank in Turkey. The funding is put together through an International Bank for Reconstruction...
View ArticlePromising lithium finds near San Emidio geothermal plant, Nevada
In a release this week, mining/ metals company Nevada Energy Metals Inc. announces that it has received highly encouraging results from a sampling program designed to test for lithium values in surface...
View ArticleLaunch of tender process for 110 MW Simbolan Samosir working area, Indonesia
In an announcement on its website, the Directorate General for New, Renewable and Energy Conservation at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry (ESDM) in Indonesia reports having launched the...
View ArticleAluto-Langano, Tendaho projects to deliver 170 MW of geothermal power
In a presentation at the African Rift Geothermal Conference, currently taking place in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, the new Minister of Mines, Petrol and Natural Gas confirmed his country’s ambitious plans...
View ArticleItaly issues new Geothermal Guidelines for development and operation
As part of its new Energy Policy and Plan, the Italian Government has made high and medium enthalpy geothermal energy one of the strategic elements. Unlike several other renewable energy sources,...
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