Tanzania Could Follow Iceland in Using Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is not among the much known sources of energy in Tanzania.

However, the country is believed to be endowed with an abundant resource base that can generate electricity and furthermore utilise the spent geothermal fluid from power plant in social-economic activities such as agriculture, fishing, and recreational activities and in industries. According to the available geoscientific data and current technology, the crude estimated potential of above 5,000MW of electricity has been established in Tanzania.

So what really is geothermal energy?

It is simply the heat derived from the core of the earth as a result of reactions/decays of radioactive materials. On the surface, geothermal energy is usually manifested by presence of hot springs, fumaroles, steaming ground and altered ground, among other geothermal signatures.

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Johan Wieland

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