Electricity producer, KenGen has now completed its projects of seven geothermal wells in Ethiopia with three situated at Tule Moye and four others situated at the Aluto Langano site.
Having earlier drilled the deepest geothermal well development in the Horn of Africa an assurance of the company’s expertise in the geothermal progress to sustainability.
These alongside the Ethiopian and Djiboutian ventures are part of the diversification strategy by KenGen as they indulge in acquiring new revenue sourcing through geothermal plant drilling and consulting across Africa.
Earlier in February 2019, the company won a joint contract worth sh7.6 billion in a partnership with Shandong Kerui Oilfield Service Group and Shandong Kerui Petroleum Equipment Company to offer geothermal drilling services for the state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) Company.
The Aluto-Langano project commenced back in July and in November which the company completed drilling the second well which became the deepest geothermal well in Ethiopia as its depth reached 3,000 meters.
Rebecca Miano, KenGen CEO, said that this is the second 3,000 meters well they had drilled in Ethiopia hence commending the teams on the ground for successfully delivering to expectations despite the threats of Covid-19 and the security situation in Ethiopia at the time of project implementation.
An affirmation of the company’s expertise in geothermal development in Africa, as evidenced by the drilling of the deepest geothermal well in the Horn of Africa. The contract is to drill eight wells under the Aluto project.
Ms Miano added that they are embarking on drilling the fifth geothermal well under the EEP project in Aluto-Langano and we expect to complete the work in a fortnight.
The company seeks to develop and diversify commercial drilling throughout Africa as a means of achieving diversification.
