East Africa is set to get a natural boost next year by tapping into the sizeable reservoir of geothermal energy in its Rift Valley, according to a statement released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Engineers using new seismic tools to locate hot spots hit powerful veins of steam, warmed by heat from Earth’s core, [...]

December 21st, 2008 | Tags: djibouti, east africa's great rift valley, eritrea, ethiopia, geothermal, geothermal gold mine, kenya, kenya power, nairobi, rift valley, uganda and tanzania, unep | Category: Business and Economy, Ecology & Outdoors | Leave a comment