{"id":1782,"date":"2025-04-02T11:35:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T08:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T09:20:46","slug":"more-powerplants-a-boon-for-gdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/more-powerplants-a-boon-for-gdc\/","title":{"rendered":"More powerplants a boon for GDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The future of GDC continues to look brighter with increased projections of revenue streams, according to Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Paul Ngugi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking in a meeting with the Geothermal Advisory Board (GAB) in Nakuru, Mr. Ngugi expressed optimism that the organisation&rsquo;s pillar of self-sustenance is taking shape. He noted that power plants being developed in Menengai and Paka will significantly boost GDC&rsquo;s financial outlook. Additionally, GDC&rsquo;s ongoing efforts to onboard strategic partners are expected to strengthen the company&rsquo;s financial position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Mr. Ngugi highlighted that the insights and recommendations from the Geothermal Advisory Board are invaluable in refining operations and ensuring long-term success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weeklong deliberations have seen diverse experts engage with GDC on several topics, ranging from <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Drilling&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling is the process of making a hole from the ground surface through a predetermined trajectory to a predetermined depth where a desired resource is found. The desired resource can either be oil, gas or steam.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling can be done for the purposes of exploration, appraisal or development of a resource field. It is also done for well control, that is, to prevent formation fluid from getting into the well bore due to surrounding pressure. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/drilling\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>drilling<\/a> to well-sighting and project development. &ldquo;The Geothermal Advisory Board has been instrumental in our progress. As an independent entity, GAB provides invaluable insights that enhance our research initiatives, streamline operations, and boost efficiency. GAB challenges our biases, oversights, and ensures that we all retain the same scientific, social, and engineering perspective,&rdquo; Mr. Ngugi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following roundtable discussions, GAB and GDC experts conducted field tours of GDC projects to gather crucial insights that will inform their recommendations on operations. The team visited the Menengai Geothermal Project, reviewing key aspects such as the <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Steam&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Steam is the vapour component of geothermal fluid that contains thermal energy.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/steam\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>steam<\/a> field, <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Drilling&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling is the process of making a hole from the ground surface through a predetermined trajectory to a predetermined depth where a desired resource is found. The desired resource can either be oil, gas or steam.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Drilling can be done for the purposes of exploration, appraisal or development of a resource field. It is also done for well control, that is, to prevent formation fluid from getting into the well bore due to surrounding pressure. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/drilling\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>drilling<\/a>, and power generation. During the visit, they also witnessed the discharging of Menengai Well 36 (MW 36), which was recently drilled.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/169A8347-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/169A8347-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/169A8347-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/169A8347-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/169A8347-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/169A8347-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong>Dr. Antony Wamalwa (right) showing the GAB experts a map of the Baringo-Silali field from the Silali <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Caldera&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;&amp;lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;Caldera is a volcanic feature that forms following the emptying of a magma chamber leading to the collapse of the overlying material.&amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/glossary\/caldera\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>Caldera<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The future of GDC continues to look brighter with increased projections of revenue streams, according to Managing Director and CEO, Mr. Paul Ngugi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[79,10,53,100],"class_list":["post-1782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-baringo-silali-geothermal-project","tag-gdc","tag-geothermal","tag-geothermal-development-company"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1782"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1793,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782\/revisions\/1793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}