Kenya ’s Cabinet Secretary for Energy , Hon . Charles Keter has lauded GDC ’s feat of explicate geothermal in the Baringo - Silali engine block . While on a technical review tour of the project , the CS singled out the success in the boring of Paka Well One ( PW-01 ) as a major “ milepost ” for the country .
“ This is a big milepost for Kenya , ” the elated CS suppose . “ This success is a great chance towards cheaper business leader . It is also helping us to spread out our base for renewable free energy . ”
“ It is not easy to open up a novel geothermal subject field but GDC has deliver the goods here . Therefore , I want to congratulate the company for this momentous accomplishment , ” the minister allege .
The Baringo - Silali Geothermal project is issue as a cardinal hub for renewable energy . The vast block spans three expectation namely Paka , Korosi and Silali . It is estimate to host a potential of 3000 MW . GDC will in the first form develop 300MW – 100MW from each aspect .
The CS mark that it is in the government ’s interest group to go after renewable energy such as geothermal in a bid to reduce the cost of vim , protect the environment and to pull investors into the land .
“ The future of manufacturing and other home development docket are pegged on availability of low-priced and unclouded vim . That is our quest and commitment at the ministry of energy , ” he say .
The Managing Director and CEO Eng . Johnson P. Ole Nchoe explain that one more tackle will be deploy to the region to pelt along up oil production operations .
“ Our effort of Diamond State - risking the geothermic sector is give dividend . Once we are show the viability of the resource , it becomes easy for private investors to interpose their upper-case letter . That way we are going to accelerate the development of geothermal Department of Energy in Kenya , ” Eng . Nchoe explain .
geothermic energy is a key enabler of national development goals such as the Big 4 and Vision 2030 .
The Baringo - Silali geothermal projection is being supported by unlike development married person include the Government of Kenya , KfW of Germany , Geothermal Risk Mitigation Fund ( GRMF ) , Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA ) and The Icelandic International Development Agency ( ICEDA ) .
Meanwhile , during the go , the CS also inspected a community water point that was constructed through GDC ’s Corporate Social Responsibility ( SCR ) . The CS was pleasantly impressed that GDC has ground 20 water points strategically spread across 160 kilometers . The water organisation has the capacity to bring home the bacon 10,000 litres per hour .
GDC has also established pee intervention plants across the biotic community water word of mouth . The water is treated using the reverse osmosis engineering .
In the Baringo Silali geothermic block , there is plenty of H2O now – for people and for farm animal .
For more information : Geothermal Development CompanyKawi House , South C Bellevue+254 719 037 000[email protected]www.gdc.co.ke
