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Geothermal: Kenya basks in ranking seventh heaven

A Geothermal development Company steam well in Menengai ,Nakuru county (PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH)

Kenya has raced past Italy to emerge the seventh-largest geothermal power producer in the world, new global data shows.

Kenya’s geothermal capacity stands at 823 megawatts (MW), having grown by 165MW since last year and moving the East African country above Italy’s 800MW.

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