Anonymous ID: 0bd47d Jan. 14, 2019, 7:02 p.m. No.4758744   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Domestic firms eye Africaโ€™s geothermal power sector

 

The Yomiuri ShimbunJapanese electronics manufacturers are increasing their presence in Africaโ€™s geothermal power generation sector, amid sluggish growth in orders for equipment for thermal power generation, which emits large amounts of greenhouse gasses.

 

Toshiba Corp., Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd. (MHPS) and Fuji Electric Co. โ€” the top three geothermal power companies in the world โ€” have all won contracts in Kenya while also aiming to expand their businesses in other countries in Africa.

 

Kenya has set a target to expand its geothermal power generation capacity to 5 million kilowatts by 2030, compared to about 60,000 kilowatts in 2015.

 

The country has so far got much of its electricity from hydropower, but power output from this source has been decreasing because of water shortages stemming mainly from climate change and droughts.

 

Kenyaโ€™s expansion of geothermal power has been driven by Japanese firms. Toshiba, for example, has won orders for geothermal power equipment that can generate 280,000 kilowatts in total, while MHPS has got orders for 140,000 kilowatts and Fuji Electric has won bids for 70,000 kilowatts.

 

According to the Japan Geothermal Association (JGA), the three companies have a global share of more than 60 percent in the market for geothermal power turbines, which make up the core of geothermal power plants.

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Looks like big japanese co's are trying to get access to africa and supplant the chinese.

In Kenya no less

 

rest at link

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005476438