Eighth Africa Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C8) 2020

ARGeo was officially launched in November 2010 at the opening session of the Third African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C3) in Djibouti..

UN Environment ARGeo project aims at supporting the development of the large untapped geothermal resource potential in the Eastern Africa region with the main objective of reducing the risks associated with the resource’s exploration. ARGeo also aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by promoting the adoption of geothermal energy in the region.

ARGeo will also help demonstrate that the resource is reliable, cost effective and indigenous as compared to other sources of power in the Eastern Africa region. The utilization of the resource in agriculture and industry will also be promoted.

1. A number of geothermal fields explored in the region
2. Geothermal resource sites with high energy potential identified and investment catalyzed
3. Skilled manpower in geothermal resource investigation and management of projects developed
4. Clear and coherent Geothermal policy, legislation and institutional framework developed
5. Regional Networking hubs- information based Geothermal database created