Kenya’s geothermal wells promises cheaper electricity to power the future

Public-Private Partnerships  have allowed  drilling and geothermal energy production capacity to rise. Combined with hydro, these two sources contribute 65.62 percent of the total, while wind and solar account for 18.69 percent. While Kenya Power has tried to revise energy prices in the country, analysts observe that expanding geothermal investments will provide the country with cheaper power for future expansion. Kenya is the leading producer of geothermal energy in Africa and ranks seventh in the world, behind the United States, Indonesia, the Philippines, Turkey, New Zealand, and Mexico. Ongoing investments, primarily through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), have allowed the country's drilling and geothermal energy production capacity to rise. Part of this investment is the development of a 35MW Menengai geothermal project is scheduled to begin this month, according to the London-based energy company Globeleq. Toyota Tsusho Company (TTC) has signed an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract and a long-term service agreement (LTSA) for the project. Menengai is a green field geothermal project and the first phase of the larger Menengai complex, the second large-scale geothermal field to be created in Kenya after Olkaria in Naivasha. Geothermal is currently the leading source of energy in Kenya, accounting for 30.87percent of the