Thursday, November 14, 2013

Tanzania:

Geothermal Power Tanzania Ltd. Receives Permit for Exploration Drilling at Ngozi (ThinkGeoEnergy)

Geothermal Power Tanzania (GPT) has announced that it has received clearance from the National Environment Management Council (NEMC) last month for exploration drilling. The company will now proceed with geothermal development in Tanzania.

Still unexploited, Tanzania has an expected 650 MW geothermal potential ready to harvest. One of the largest reserves lies in the Ngozi-Songwe geothermal system. Holding several prospecting license in Mbeya region, GPT is ready to develop the geothermal reservoir in the Ngozi volcanic complex.

Prior to drilling deep geothermal wells, an environmental study had to be undertaken to prove that all national regulations were satisfied regarding safety, reliability and quality. GPT has achieved this milestone, which allows the company to advance to the deep drilling stage and advance the project towards realizing Tanzania’s first geothermal project with an estimated capacity of 100 MWe.

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