{"id":11131,"date":"2021-11-12T09:37:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T09:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=11131"},"modified":"2021-11-12T09:37:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T09:37:03","slug":"ethiopia-kengen-completes-eeps-deepest-geothermal-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/ethiopia-kengen-completes-eeps-deepest-geothermal-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia KenGen Completes EEP’s Deepest Geothermal Well"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced the completion of a 3,000-meter geothermal well in Ethiopia, which exceeded the target of 2,750 meters.<\/p>\n

This is the second of eight wells it has been commissioned to drill by Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEP) the state-owned electricity producer as Ethiopia seeks to meet a growing energy demand from commercial and domestic customers from renewable energy sources.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to see that our teams deliver the same level of success in the Horn of Africa as we do at home in Olkaria, where we have also drilled several geothermal wells to a depth of 3,000 meters,\u201d said Geothermal Development Director Peketsa Eat.<\/p>\n

In February 2019, KenGen won a joint contract with Shandong Kerui Petroleum Equipment Company and Shandong Kerui Oilfield Service Group to supply geothermal drilling services for EEP at the Aluto-Langano geothermal fields in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

KenGen has attributed a four percent increase in revenue in 2021 due to its diversification\u00a0 in the Tulu Moye project in Ethiopia from Sh.44 billion to about Sh.46 billion. In 2020 geothermal drilling services at Tulu Moye contributed approximately Sh\u00a0 Sh 440 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ongoing geothermal drilling services at Tulu Moye contributed approximately Sh 1.7 billion compared to just Sh 440 million in the last financial year.\u201d<\/p>\n

In October 2019, KenGen signed a contract with Tulu Moye to drill 12 geothermal wells and also supply, install, operationalise, and maintain water supply system for the project.<\/p>\n

This June KenGen started drilling the first geothermal well for Ethiopia Electric Power (EEP) company, setting in motion Phase II of Ksh.7.6 billion contract. KenGen is supplying about 30 percent of the component of Phase II which translates to about USD 6.2 million (about Ksh.620 million). The First Phase entailed purchase of drilling rigs while Phase II entails provision of drilling services.<\/p>\n

Besides Ethiopia, KenGen has also secured a Ksh.709 million contract to offer commercial drilling services in Djibouti.<\/p>\n

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