Since the geothermal drilling in the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines kicked off in May 2019, two exploration wells have been drilled with the third currently in the active drilling phase.
Project Updates
Bolaalda – Reconnaissance License
In December 2018, Reykjavik Geothermal obtained a reconnaissance license from Orkustofnun (the National Energy Authority in Iceland), to undertake surface exploration activities in and around the Bolaalda area in the Ölfus municipality in south-western Iceland, about...
First 50 MW of Tulu Moye geothermal project in Ethiopia targeted for 2022 completion
The past months have been significant for Tulu Moye Geothermal (TMGO). Since the Kenyan company KenGen won the drilling contract for the first phase of the Tulu Moye geothermal project in June 2019, the contract has now been signed between the two companies. The...
Bloomberg: The $4.4 Billion Energy Plan for Ethiopia
A recent article published by Bloomberg on May 27, 2019 highlights the exciting future prospects of Reykjavik Geothermal in Ethiopia in an interview with Gunnar Orn Gunnarsson, CEO of the company.
Press Release: St. Vincent Geothermal Project
St. Vincent Geothermal Company Limited (SVGCL) and Jardboranir hf. (Icelandic Drilling Company, IDC) have today, November 29th 2018, signed a drilling contract for drilling 4 wells in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
GRMF for Eastern Africa: AUC Signing GRMF Grant Agreement with Reykjavik Geothermal in Ethiopia
On 10 April 2018, the AUC signed another GRMF Grant Contract for the Abaya surface study project of Reykjavik Geothermal in Ethiopia. The agreement was signed by the AUC Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, and the Country Manager for Ethiopia, Mr. Jón Örn Jónsson, in the AUC HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 10 April 2018. The Director for the Infrastructure & Energy Department, and Chairperson of the GRMF Oversight Committee, Mr. Cheikh Bedda, as well as the Head of the Energy Division, and GRMF Project Manager, Mr. Rashid Ali Abdallah, congratulated Mr. Jón Örn Jónsson in person for this achievement.