Unep Argeo

The African Rift Geothermal Development Facility (ARGeo) Project is a GEF funded project being implemented by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). ARGeo was officially launched in November 2010 at the opening session of the Third African Rift Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C3) in Djibouti. UNEP-ARGeo project aims at supporting the development of the large untapped geothermal resource potential in the Eastern Africa region with the main objective of reducing the risks associated with the resource’s exploration. ARGeo also aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by promoting the adoption of geothermal energy in the region. ARGeo will also help demonstrate that the resource is reliable, cost effective and indigenous as compared to other sources of power in the Eastern Africa region. The utilization of the resource in agriculture and industry will also be promoted."Our objective is to encourage both public and private developers to accelerate development of geothermal resource in the East African Region.""ARGeo provides fast targeted and demand driven technical and financial support to East African Countries" UNEP is responsible for overseeing the successful achievement of the project objectives and will also be the international implementing and executing agency for its project components. UNEP/DTIE is the implementing agent whereas the UNEP(ROA) is the executing agent. The ARGeo Project Management Unit (PMU) is located at UNEP -ROA at the headquaters of UNEP in Nairobi.