Tanzania is set to begin generating electricity from geothermal resources to plug the supply deficit.
Tanzania is set to begin generating electricity from geothermal resources to plug the supply deficit.
The Tanzania Geothermal Development Company (TGDC) is expected from June to start drilling three wells near Lake Ngozi in the southwestern the country as a first step to tap into underground geothermal steam.
Geothermal is a versatile energy form that can be used for a wide variety of direct applications such as spas, swimming pools, baths, heating greenhouses and dehydrating agricultural products.
Tanzania’s Energy Minister Sospeter Muhongo has directed TGDC to commence drilling of three geothermal wells near Lake Ngozi by June this year.
“We cannot continue waiting due to the shortage of power the country has been experiencing,” he said.
Tanzania wants to produce 200MW of geothermal power by 2020.
Studies have shown subsurface water temperatures of 230 to 250 degrees Celsius. The government will help TGDC to find funds for the Lake Ngozi project, including inviting in investors.
TGDC has identified 50 potential sites from where 5,000MW of geothermal electricity can be produced.
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