Today’s post (17) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country rich in mineral resources, but challenged to have enough energy to capture more value by processing these minerals prior to export. The population has almost no access to electrification and Energy Poverty makes it difficult to achieve any Sustainable […]
Africa Energy Needs
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A number of countries in African have significant amounts of intrusive rock formations and associated hydrothermal mineralisation ore deposits. (16) Côte d’Ivoire is one such example. The use of Geothermal Energy for electricity would help reduce Energy Poverty, reduce carbon emissions, improve grid stability, and allow more domestic processing of […]
The Republic of Congo on the equator is covered 60% by forests and the rest by savannah. A population of ~5.6 million has an urgent need for improved living conditions, clean water and better sanitation, education, and economic growth. But these SDG’s need increased electrification to help address Energy Poverty. […]
Niger is covered ~80% by the Sahara Desert. Some outcrops of faulted gneissic formations are present. In central Niger, the Aïr Massif is a granitic extension of the Tuareg Shield of the Pan-African Belt. This Massif has different types of granitic plutons intrusions, resulting from pulsed magma in dykes rising […]
The geology of the central African country of Chad is dominated by the low-lying Chad Basin, which rises gradually to mountains and plateaus of the Tibesti Mountains in the North and the Ennedi and Ouaddi plateaus in the East. The northern half of Chad lies within the Sahara; The Chad […]
Botswana is fringed on the east by the Zimbabwe Craton and the south by the Kaapvaal Craton with Limpopo Orogenic Belt in between. In the southwest is the Kalahari Suture Zone (KSZ) which is a large scale (~400km x <50km) intrusive feature linked to the Kheis Orogenic Belt that extends […]
Angola has several geotectonic units including: (1) Congo Craton; (2) Orogenic Mobile Belts (including the Pan-African West Congolian) ; (3) interior sedimentary basins; and (4) perioceanic basins; An interesting geologic feature is the Lucapa Corridor extending from SW to NE Angola which has been attributed to mantle upwelling, lithospheric uplift, […]
In a series of informational posts about the Geothermal Energy Potential in Africa, we have up to now posted about: (1) Africa as a whole; (2) Cameroon; (3) Ghana; (4) Kenya; (5) Namibia; (6) Nigeria; (7) South Africa ; (8) Zimbabwe; and (9) the East African Rift System (EARS). Now we […]
Kenya is one of the leading developers of Geothermal Energy in the world and they are a great example for other countries across Africa. Most of Kenya’s Geothermal Energy has been high enthalpy resources, but additional development opportunities exist by widening the scope to incorporate low and medium enthalpy resources. […]
As we continue to review the Geothermal opportunities across Africa, many people would be familiar with the high enthalpy geothermal resources being developed in EARS. Kenya is one of the world leaders here producing clean electricity. Other countries along the rift system have begun developing Geothermal Energy, but many more […]
Cameroon is another African country with energy challenges. There are conventional onshore and offshore oil and gas developments, but there is a need for more electrification to support people’s living standards, education, clean water and improved sanitation, and the economy. There are good Geothermal Energy opportunities across the country and […]
Ghana is our next African country to highlight Geothermal Energy opportunities. Blessed with valuable mineral ores and offshore oil & gas, Ghana also has clean, environmentally sustainable Geothermal Energy prospects. A resilient energy grid needs more baseload and Geothermal is persistent and dispatchable. Funding and finance is available for renewable […]