Clean energy.Made for Kenya.
Geothermal at Homa Hills, plus solar mini grids and wind. We hold the licence to 153 km² of western Kenya’s only known geothermal system.
Homa Hills.
153 km² of steam.
Hot springs, hot grounds and fumaroles on the floor of the Nyanza rift, tied to the Homa Hills Tertiary volcanic centre near Homa Bay Town.
A medium-temperature reservoir suited to binary or conventional cycle generation, with hot water for agriculture, fish drying and spa tourism.
- Longitude
- 34°26′ – 34°34′ E
- Latitude
- 0°19′ – 0°28′ S
Getting
hotter.
Every year since 2012 we’ve drilled a little deeper into the paperwork, the science and the funding.
Preliminary geothermal report
Studies reveal a reservoir expected at 160–235°C, covering over 12 km².
Capital Power is formed, licence applied for
Application for a Geothermal Resources Licence under the Geothermal Resources Act of 1982. The Energy Act 2019 has since replaced it.
County Government project approval
Approval from the County Government, plus a Stakeholder Engagement Plan built to World Bank and IFC standards: a 32-person team covering environment, socio-economics, and feedback and grievances.
See the forum →Geothermal Resources Licence No. 5/2017
Granted on 10/08/2017. It lets Capital Power bring the risk capital needed to de-risk and develop the Homa Hills prospect.
GRMF grant contract with the African Union Commission
USD 720,000 for surface studies from the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility, set up to accelerate geothermal development across eleven East African Rift countries.
Admitted to the NSE IBUKA accelerator
Hosted by the Nairobi Securities Exchange to build the governance and compliance structures needed to access capital markets, raise funds and structure bonds.
EU grant through LEAP-RE
About USD 200,000 for research on shallow geothermal resources at Homa Hills, including capacity building for the local community. Delivered by researchers in Kenya and Europe under the EU-AU LEAP-RE partnership.
Save energy.
Save the environment.
Less power burned means fewer fumes and intact ecosystems. Blended finance and better batteries are making solar the go-to, and we’re growing with it.
