Geothermal Development Company, Kenya, call for expression of interest for Menengai Phase II, 800 MW Joint Steam Development

Tender No, GDC/HQS/EOI/078/2011:2012

Objective of EoI

GDC intends to engage four equity investors who will each get the opportunity to jointly develop 200 MW of steam with GDC at its Menengai geothermal field under the Menengai Phase II scheme. Altogether 800 MW steam will be developed under this scheme.

Introduction

GDC, a 100% state-owned corporation, tasked with accelerating the development of geothermal energy in Kenya, is undertaking steam field development at Menengai Prospect. Detailed surface studies comprising of geology, geophysics, surface heat measurement, baseline environmental and social economic assessment estimates the field potential to be about 1600 MW. Exploration wells drilled under the Menengai Phase I scheme encountered commercial steam. The long term plan is to develop 1200 MW within this prospect. Development of the first 400 MW steam is in progress under the Menengai Phase I scheme. Under the Menengai Phase II scheme, GDC aims to realize an additional 800 MW steam for power plants to be commissioned between the years 2017 and 2021. Modular (wellhead) electricity generation units will be deployed to utilize the available steam while waiting for the conventional power plants to be commissioned.

Project Development Plan

The 800 MW Menengai Phase II steam development is projected to be completed by 2021. GDC jointly with the selected investors will develop the steam and sell the steam to competitively selected power plant operators for electricity generation including the modular units’ operators. A total of 210 wells will be drilled for this Phase.

Interested investors may request in writing for further information and clarifications on this matter at the following address during office hours:

Manager, Supply Chain

Geothermal Development Company Limited,
P.O. Box 100746 – 00101
NAIROBI
KENYA

E-mail: asaat@gdc.co.ke  and copied to pngugi@gdc.co.ke

Submission of Expressions of Interest:  14:00hrs on September 3, 2012

For more details on qualification requirements, time line, project status etc visit Geothermal Development Company, Kenya website
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