KenGen now targets to generate electricity from geothermal brine, the hot salty water that is pumped from underground to the surface and converted to a gas that turns turbines to generate electricity.
Presently, most of this brine is re-injected back into the earth reservoirs in KenGen’s geothermal fields for the regeneration of more steam to run turbines. “Instead of channelling the brine directly back into the earth, it can be directed through turbines to generate power and supplement what is generated through the steam that is passed through turbines,” an official at the company said.
