Talks to College students and staff, 15th June 2023 and 24th August 2023 by Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DKUT), Kenya. DKUT conceived an outreach program and identified several universities and institutions of higher learning for the dissemination of information on geothermal energy. As a part of this outreach program, a talk was organized at the South Eastern Kenya University (SEKU) (on 15th June, 2023) and Egerton University (on 24th August, 2023). Overall, 13 staff members and 170 students from the Departments of Engineering, Energy Studies, and Geology and Environment attended the talks from both these universities.
Short Course-I, 10th – 14th April 2023 2023 at Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya. The short course-I was focused on the introduction to geothermal energy resources and surface exploration (including a visit to KenGen’s Olkaria geothermal field and company’s facilities) and was offered to participants comprising of university students, early career researchers, and geothermal industry staff with little or no experience in geothermal operations. Preference was given to female applicants during the selection and their nomination was encouraged. The full costs of travel and accommodation were covered by the project. A total of 17 participants (10 female and 7 male) attended the course. The participants were from the Ministry of Energy (Geothermal Division), Kenya; KenGen, Kenya; Geothermal Association of Kenya, Kenya; University of Nairobi, Kenya; Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya; Kenyatta University, Kenya; Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya and University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Folkeuniversitetet, Aarhus Universitet, Denmark, 2022-2024. Presentations about the project at courses, “Fremtidens Energi (tidl. Bæredygtigenergi)/Geotermisk Energi” and ”Vores Fantastiske Planet.”
Stakeholders Workshop. 25th - 26th May 2023. Silversands Hotel, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Organizer: USDM. Invited key geothermal stakeholders to discuss the development situation in East Africa and start developing and proposing policy guidelines and a roadmap for the geothermal resource utilization in Tanzania.
Geothermal excursion in Rungwe Volcanic Province (RVP) 7th – 10th MAY 2023, in collaboration with Tanzania Geothermal Development Company (TGDC) and the School of Minerals and Geosciences (SoMG), University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), we managed to conduct a geothermal excursion in Rungwe Volcanic Province (RVP) – Mbeya and Songwe Regions. We had also a chance to interview some of the farmers near drilled shallow wells on their understanding of geothermal resources and how will it beneficial in their day-to-day activities.
Trip to Olkaria Geothermal Fields. UDSM, KE & KenGen members. 21st - 23rd Jan 2023. Nairobi and Naivasha (Olkaria and Oserian) Kenya. Reconnaissance and introductory meeting and Seminar. Seminar presentations on scope of research and requirements from KenGen.
Stakeholders Meetings and consultation, 19th – 21st Dec 2022, at Tanzania Electric Company Limited (TANESCO), Geological Survey of Tanzania (GST), Ministry of Energy, Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA), Vice President Office- Division of Environment (VPO-DE) located in Dodoma Region. UDSM GeoAfrica team visited five (5) potential stakeholders located in Dodoma Region and had meeting with individual stakeholders. The meetings were held specifically to introduce the GeoAfrica project to key stakeholders and collect preliminary data from stakeholders to help accomplishing the of policy guidelines and a roadmap for geothermal resource utilization in East Africa.
Tanzania website with Registration – 6th December, 2022.GeoAfrica project has been registered in Research Information Management System (RIMS) at the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania website with Registration number CoET-MIE22196 on 6th December, 2022