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The Geothermal Development Company (GDC), Kenya has signed an agreement to provide steam to a cement firm which will use the natural resources to produce power for its plant
The Geothermal Development Company (GDC), Kenya has signed an agreement to provide steam to a cement firm which will use the natural resources to produce power for its plant. This marks the first such deal for the State-owned firm. GDC will supply the Karsan Ramji and Sons which is the manufacturer of Ndovu Cement with steam and brine. GDC will provide 40 tonnes per hour of geothermal steam which will be used to generate power and thermal energy that will run the cement grinding plant.
The cement maker, on the other hand, shall install a well-head generation unit that has a capacity of producing 4 megawatts to power the plant. It will also install a drying unit with a capacity of drying 700 tonnes of the components per day.
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Speaking during the event GDC Chief Executive Officer Paul Ngugi lauded the move which he said was a major step in the departure from conventional power generation.
