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KenGen to invest on more geothermal amidst underperforming hydropower

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KenGen has announced a revamped plan to generate more electricity from geothermal power plants in the face of low water inflows being experienced at their large hydropower stations. The Masinga Dam, Kenya’s largest hydropower dam, recorded a water level of 1039.42 mASL as of 6 November 2023.

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The COP28 pledge to triple up by 2030 and implications for geothermal

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One of the biggest stories and most widely supported initiatives coming out of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (CO28) in Dubai, UAE is the pledge to triple the world’s installed renewable energy capacity by 2030 to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. The case for geothermal Currently, geothermal accounts for only about 0.5%

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MIGA, World Bank increases insurance coverage for Tulu Moye geothermal, Ethiopia

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The project consists of the design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of Phase 1 of a planned 150-MW greenfield geothermal power plant in Oromia Regional State in Ethiopia. This project will be one of the first geothermal independent power producers in Ethiopia. million, of which IDA’s share is $32.76