Source: Agence Ecofin, Jan 2025

At a time when 600 million people in Africa are living without electricity, and climate objectives call for an increase in the use of clean energies, geothermal energy is emerging as a key solution. According to a new report by the IEA, the potential of this source is still under-exploited.

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Africa could become the region with the largest installed geothermal capacity by 2050.

The organization indicates that an improved macroeconomic environment and widespread political support, reducing development risks, could enable the continent to unlock up to 25 GW of geothermal capacity, more than any other region in the world.

Entitled “The Future of Geothermal Energy”, the report examines several growth scenarios for the sector. In the first scenario, global geothermal capacity could increase by almost 50%, reaching 22 GW in 2030 and 60 GW in 2050.

Africa set to see world’s biggest expansion of geothermal capacity! – Ecomnews Africa