Geothermal company eyes heat parks for Baringo-Silali

Geothermal Development Company (GDC) Chief Executive Officer Engineer Johnson Ole Nchoe with leaders and other GDC officials after inspecting a Geothermal rig at Paka Hills in Silale, Baringo county on September 16, 2019. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

Kenya’s Baringo-Silali Geothermal Block is a prime region for industrial heat resource parks.

According to Geothermal Development Company (GDC) Managing Director Jared Othieno, the recent discovery of geothermal wells at Paka and Korosi fields, has given the company impetus to pursue holistic utilisation of the energy.