Kenya to tap Rift Valley's geothermal gold mine

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KenGen announces plans to build four new geothermal power plants boasting combined capacity of 280MW

Long-standing plans to establish Kenya's Rift Valley as one of the world's largest providers of geothermal energy received a major boost last week, with the news of an ambitious plan by national utility...

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