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Kenya is endowed with vast geothermal resources, and direct use application of geothermal energy has been thoroughly tested. For instance, KenGen PLC has show-cased direct use application of geothermal resources at its Geothermal Spa and Demonstration Centre at Olkaria, the only one of its kind in Africa. In spite of this development, geothermal resource direct use applications are still underdeveloped in the coutnry, with less than one thousand of the technical potential currently being used as a result of lack of human capacity. Additionally, there is need for a tailored approach to the engagement of local communities in order to demonstrate the benefits of such projects and ensure gender consideration are incorporated.
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