This January, the people of Karangtengah Village in Central Java were surprised to find that the river running past their homes had turned murky. Not only do the villagers rely on the Prukut River for
In East Africa, the Djiboutian Geothermal Energy Development Office (ODDEG) has obtained a $27 million grant from Kuwait Development Fund (KDF) to develop Gale-Le-Koma geothermal project. According
A new 480-kilometre Mombasa-Nairobi electricity line meant to deliver geothermal power to Mombasa has been completed. The 400 Kilovolt line, which is a Vision 2030 flagship project, was initiated in August
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has set out to produce comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. The Renewable Energy Statistics 2017 yearbook
Unep will set up an African regional geothermal hub in Kenya as a centre of excellence for the rest of the world. African Rift Geothermal Development Facility programme manager Meseret Zemedkun said
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia is preparing to launch a 75-MW Aluto Langano Geothermal project to tap into the country’s geothermal potential, the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE)
<p>A radical transformation in the way energy is supplied and used will be needed if the world is to meet its ambition of keeping global temperature increase to below 2 degrees Celsius, but the impacts
<p>Low energy supply, complete with shortages, high costs and poor access, remains major impediments to Africa’s social and economic progress. The African Union’s Agenda 2063 commits to fast-tracking
Kenyans will access electricity more cheaply and without delay courtesy of the Government's multi-billion-shilling investments in energy, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. The President last Friday commissioned
The Chair of the Africa Progress Panel and former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, and the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, have called on African governments and their partners
