Centum’s Sh1.2 billion wells fail geothermal steam test

A geothermal field in Mengengai Nakuru. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Centum-owned renewable energy company Akiira Geothermal’s (AGL) quest for steam power generation suffered a temporary blow after the two wells it sunk in Naivasha at a cost of about Sh1.2 billion failed to meet production capacity.

Centum director of developments, David Njoroge, on Wednesday said Akiira plans to resume exploratory drilling near the geothermal-rich Olkaria from December as it seeks to develop its 70-megawatt project in Naivasha.

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