Kenya is set to gain an additional 1,065 megawatts of clean, reliable power over the next decade following a breakthrough by the Geothermal Development Company in Baringo’s Silali region.
GDC Managing Director Paul Ngugi says the latest high-capacity steam well is discharging 22MW, which is a rare yield equivalent to the output of four conventional wells.
The Silali field is part of the expansive Baringo-Silali-Paka geothermal block, a region rich in underground steam reserves.
GDC has been drilling the area for the past seven years alongside the Paka and Korosi fields to unlock Kenya’s untapped geothermal potential.
The latest strike brings new momentum to GDC’s efforts, with the company now targeting 300MW from the Baringo-Silali-Paka project alone, distributing 100MW each from the three fields.
So far, 75MW of steam has been harnessed from the region, with plans to scale this to 100MW by the end of the year.
To speed up power delivery, the company is also deploying wellhead generation technology modular power units to allow faster electricity generation.
