USTDA Creates Opportunities for U.S. Energy Industry in Zambia
June 13, 2017
(USTDA)
Lusaka, Zambia – Today, the U.S. Trade and
Development Agency signed a grant with Kalahari
GeoEnergy Limited, a Zambian geothermal
development company, for a feasibility study
supporting the development of a 10-20 MW
geothermal power plant.
Kalahari GeoEnergy selected California-based
Geologica Geothermal Group to carry out the
study, which will provide technical and
environmental analyses needed to advance the
project. The plant, which is expected to be
the first geothermal generation facility in
Zambia, will add new renewable energy capacity
to the Zambian grid and will expand access to
reliable electricity.
“This grant is an endorsement of the work
Kalahari GeoEnergy has conducted to date, and
of the Bwengwa River geothermal resource, which
we can now validate as a source of stable
sustainable power,” said Peter Vivian-Neal,
CEO of Kalahari GeoEnergy. “This type of
power source is essential for economic
development.”
“USTDA is excited to support this new
project, which will expand access to reliable
electricity in Zambia,” said Lida Fitts,
USTDA’s Regional Director for Sub-Saharan
Africa. “This project represents an
excellent opportunity for U.S. businesses to
export technologies and services in support of
Zambia’s infrastructure goals.”
U.S. Ambassador to Zambia, Eric Schultz, signed
the grant on behalf of USTDA, at a ceremony at
the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, along with Peter
Vivian-Neal, CEO of Kalahari GeoEnergy.
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