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GDC eyes alternative use of Geothermal for idle Menengai wells

A Geothermal Development Company steam well in Menengai. GDC is betting on new firms to increase revenue. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]

The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) is targeting more revenue from its fields in Menengai through the sale of steam to industries that rely on power to fuel their heating process.

The State firm built a geothermal system at Menengai that has been lying idle for more than five years after companies selected to build power plants and generate electricity from the system failed to access funds to start works.

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