{"id":563,"date":"2019-05-28T08:44:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T05:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/?p=563"},"modified":"2019-05-28T08:44:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T05:44:54","slug":"menengai-geothermal-project-will-uplift-many-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gdc.co.ke\/blog\/menengai-geothermal-project-will-uplift-many-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Menengai Geothermal Project will uplift many lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has expressed satisfaction with the progress made at the Menengai Geothermal Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking during a media tour of the project on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, the bank’s Chief Regional Power Systems Officer Mr. Alemayehu Wubeshet, said that the project is fast achieving its output and development outcome adding that it will uplift lives of many residents in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Upon its completion, Menengai Geothermal Project will be a key pillar in achieving the access to Universal Healthcare and a contributor to economic growth to thousands of residents,” said the official who is also tasked with overseeing the bank’s regional power, energy, climate and green growth operations within the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GDC General Manager for Resource Development Mr. Cornel Ofwona addresses the international journalists during the Menengai Geothermal project tour. Looking on, AfDB Chief Regional Power Systems Officer Mr. Alemayehu Wubeshet (3rd right) and Mr. Reuben Ngosi, Manager- Drilling<\/a> Equipment Maintenance (2nd right<\/em><\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He also added that AfDB has already financed Quantum Power-Menengai Geothermal Project for the construction of a 35 MW Project which is part of the three 35MW plants awarded on Build – Own -Operate Concessions by the Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was accompanied by Dr. Humphrey Ndwiga, AfDB’s Regional Power Operations Manager, General Manager for Resource Development Mr. Cornel Ofwona, a host of international journalists and a section of GDC staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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