Workshop for Geothermal Development Donors in Iceland

Participants at the Svartsengi geothermal CHP plant

The UNU-GTP held a Workshop for Geothermal Development Donors in Iceland on May 27-28.  The workshop was financed by the Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) and was organized as a follow-up to a Donors Collaboration Meeting jointly hosted by the African Union and ICEIDA.  The meeting and the workshop were attended by 48 participants representing 8 African countries and 14 donor institutions, as well as Icelandic entitites. 

The workshop, which  was held at the Blue Lagoon and Reykjavik Energy headquarters, provided a general overview of various aspects of geothermal exploration and development and included an excursion to geothermal fields and utilization facilities in the Reykjanes peninsula.