Tulu Moye Geothermal Power Station

Tulu Moye Geothermal Power Station
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CountryEthiopia
LocationTulu Moye, Oromia Region
Coordinates08°09′41″N 39°07′46″E / 8.16139°N 39.12944°E / 8.16139; 39.12944
StatusUnder construction
Construction began2021
Commission date2023 (Expected)
OwnerTulu Moye Geothermal Operations Plc. (TMGO)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelGeothermal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity50 MW (67,000 hp), Expandable to 150 MW (200,000 hp)

The Tulu Moye Geothermal Power Station, is a 50 MW (67,000 hp) geothermal power station, under construction in Ethiopia. When fully developed, the power station will be the first grid-ready independently developed geothermal power station in the country. The developers of this power plant, plan to expand it to 150 megawatts in the second phase, planned for the following five years.[1][2]

  1. ^ ESI-Africa (8 April 2021). "First drilling of the 150MW Tulu Moye Geothermal project completed". ESI-Africa. Rondebosch, South Africa. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ Alexander Richter (15 October 2020). "U.S. funding of $1.6 million announced for Tulu Moye geothermal project, Ethiopia". ThinkGeoEnergy. Reykjavik, Iceland. Retrieved 3 July 2021.