Research and Markets has released its report on Kenya’s energy mix, dubbed the “Kenya Power Report Q2 2012,” with geothermal energy taking the spotlight.
According to Research and Markets, Kenya’s power sector is continuing to introduce a more diversified energy generation capability. Although hydropower generation remains vulnerable to drought and variations in rainfall, additional hydro facilities are being developed in order to reduce the country’s dependence on costly oil-fired capacity. In the five years from 2011 to 2016, Kenya’s overall power generation is expected to increase by an annual average of 7.23% to reach 10.76 TWh. Driving this growth will be a 5.04% annual average increase in hydropower and a 9.85% annual average rise in the supply of renewable-based electricity.
Kenya plans to significantly increase the amount of energy generated by geothermal facilities. The country is already Africa’s largest producer of geothermal power thanks to its strategic position over shifting tectonic plates. Over the next two to three years, the government plans to invest $1.4 billion in the construction of several new geothermal power plants with a total installed generation capacity of 280 MW. By 2030, Kenya hopes to be generating 5 GW of power from geothermal power; that would put Kenya among world leaders in geothermal terms.
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