FIRST PROGRESS REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMISSION ON THE GEOTHERMAL RISK MITIGATION FACILITY

Abstract

Geothermal energy is a clean, renewable, environment-friendly and indigenous resource that can improve the energy-generation mix. The GRMF Programme is focusing, for the time being, on countries located in the East Africa Rift Valley System, which has a potential to produce over 20,000 Mwe (Megawatts) that will also benefit countries in other regions through interconnection of the various Regional Power Pools, starting with the southern and northern regions in the short to medium terms.