Ethiopia is among the few countries
in Africa with a significant amount of geothermal
resources. These resources are found scattered in
Ethiopian Rift valley and in the Afar depression,
which are both part of the Great East African Rift
System.
The Ethiopian rift extends from the
Ethiopia- Kenya border to the Red Sea in NNE direction
for over 1000km within Ethiopia, and covers an area
of 150, 000 Km2. The estimated potential of the
geothermal resource in the whole Ethiopian Rift
is about 700 MWe. Of this, 170MWe is from seven
sites in the lakes District, 260 MWe from seven
sites in the central Afar, 120 MWe from five sites
in the Southern Afar and 150 MWe from five sites
in the Danakil depression.
http://www.geothermie.de/egec_geothernet/menu/frameset.htm
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The Ethiopian Rift System extends
over 1000km in a north-northeast direction and
is divided into four main areas: Main Ethiopian
Rift, Afar Deprtession, Lake Turkana and Lake
Chew Bahir Rifts.
http://www.uneptie.org/energy/act/re/geo-conference/docs/marketreport.pdf
