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Geothermal Energy Resource Assessment and Development

The East African Rift holds some of the world's most promising geothermal resources, yet skills to develop them remain scarce. This programme introduces geothermal exploration, resource assessment, drilling and power plant options for both electricity and direct use applications. Delegates build the technical vocabulary and project awareness needed to participate in geothermal development across the region.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the geological settings that give rise to exploitable geothermal resources.
  • Describe surface exploration and resource assessment methods used before drilling.
  • Compare conventional and binary power plant technologies for different resource temperatures.
  • Identify direct use applications suited to lower temperature geothermal resources.
  • Assess the drilling, well testing and reservoir management stages of a project.
  • Evaluate the risks, costs and financing structures typical of geothermal development.

Course outline

  1. 01Geothermal Systems and African Potential
  2. 02Surface Exploration Techniques
  3. 03Resource Assessment and Modelling
  4. 04Drilling and Well Testing
  5. 05Power Plant Technology Options
  6. 06Direct Use Applications
  7. 07Reservoir Management
  8. 08Project Risk and Financing

Who should attend

This course suits energy planners, geoscientists, utility engineers and development finance officers involved in geothermal projects in the Rift Valley and beyond.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Maseru3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Durban3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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