Kenya: New geothermal licences

The Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has confirmed to African Energy that it is in the process of awarding licences for geothermal development, but would not say which sites they relate to or how many licences are involved. Rumours in the industry suggest that as many as five licences could be allocated. “From what I have gathered from the relevant offices, the process of granting the licences is in progress,” ministry spokesman John Njoroge Mwaura told African Energy. The process is believed to be in the final stages.