BGR Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

Projects & Cooperations

During Phase II of the GEOTHERM Programme the focus of activities is in countries adjacent to the East African Rift Valley. In the cause of the programme the following countries / projects have been supported.

Map showing the projects of the GEOTHERM Programme

ARGeo: Support of the African Rift Geothermal Facility (ARGeo) and ARGeo conferences

Chile: Capacity building and geothermal development

Code of Practice: Handbook "African Union Code of Practice for Geothermal Drilling"

Djibouti: Support of institutional setup of the Geothermal entity ODDEG by a consultant, long term planning; organisation and funding of hands-on- training of Djibouti Drilling Engineers in Kenia

Eritrea: Eritrean scientists have been trained in Iceland's United Nations University Geothermal Training Programme (UNU-GTP)

Ethiopia: Geophysical investigations at Tendaho and and Fentale and Dofan Prospect support of the 1st and 6th African Geothermal Conference

Kenya: Training course in GIS and thermal camera survey, InSAR structural analysis and dating of Paka volcano products; monitoring of seismological stations

RGCU: Support of Regional Geothermal Coordination Unit within African Union Commission

Rwanda: Technical support in geoscientific investigations and training

Tanzania: Geothermal exploration in Songwe, training and awareness-raising of decision makers and Pre-Feasibility in Mbeya/Ngozi

Uganda: Technical support in geoscientific investigations at Buranga geothermal prospect

Vietnam: Survey on socio-economic framework conditions for geothermal energy

Yemen: Geoscientific investigations and support of the GEF-Medium-Sized-Project on geothermal development


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