Paka Hills and why Kenya is on the cusp of a geothermal revolution

Energy CS Davis Chirchir opens a valve at a geothermal well in Paka Hills, Baringo County. [Courtesy]

In times of anxiety, there is a whiff of good news wafting from a far-flung land called Paka Hills, in Baringo County.

Recently our engineers at the Geothermal Development Company (GDC) struck monumental well with a terrific output of 22MW. That is a massive yield from just one well. Such outcomes are the ones that are rapidly positioning Kenya on the cusp of a geothermal revolution that will power our future as a country.