More details on the RFP, the requirements, and the submission guidelines can be found in the official RFP document.
GDC intends to engage the Investors who are interested in Direct-Use Investments. The Investors are required to give detailed information about their intended investment at the Menengai Geothermal project.
The Direct-Use commercialization is about using geothermal energy directly to power commercial-sized investments. GDC has been researching and demonstrating Direct-Uses since 2010. To-date, GDC has undertaken many prefeasibility studies which resulted to setting up five (5) demonstration project. With the observed benefits, GDC is in the journey of commercializing Direct-Use investments in Menengai Geothermal Field.
We had previously reported on the efforts of GDC to pilot direct use projects, with the aim of establishing industrial parks in the Menengai and Baringo-Silali geothermal sites. The prototypes involved the use of geothermal steam for milk pasteurization, heating of greenhouses, aquaculture ponds, laundromats, and the drying of cereals.
GDC, together with Globeleq, recently broke ground on the second 35-MW geothermal power plant in the Menengai geothermal field. Globeleq is one of the Independent Power Producers that have been awarded rights to build and operate geothermal power plants in Menengai.
