ID: GEF-2119 Completed

African Rift Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo)

Timeline
100% Complete
Start Date:
12 April 2010
End Date:
31 December 2019

Objective

The Project’s development objective is to accelerate the development and utilization of geothermal resources in the Rift Valley as a pathway to low carbon development in the region. The Program’s global objective is to facilitate reduction of the growth rate of GHG emissions in the region through geothermal energy development to produce electricity.

Co-financing:
$ 74,261,652
Project Grant:
$ 4,750,000
Total Value:
$ 79,011,652

 

Country
Country:
Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Partners
Partners:
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and UNEP in collaboration with a network of national agencies
Partners
Implementing Agencies:
UNEP; World Bank
Partners
Project Documents: