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Kenyan government plans enhancing geothermal use

Delegates following proceedings at the International forum on geothermal technology at JKUAT (Photo David Gichuru)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya intends to enhance the utilisation of geothermal resources for electricity generation and diversify to other innovative direct uses such as recreational, agricultural and industrial applications, among others.

The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Energy Joseph Njoroge, revealed this to participants of a two-day International Forum on Geothermal Technology conference organised by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Kyushu University (Japan) and KenGen at JKUAT.

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