An EPC tender was issued for the Tulu Moye Geothermal Project at the end of November 2020, around the same time of the spudding of the second geothermal exploration well in the concession area.
The EPC will aid the development of a 150 MW geothermal power plant with an anticipated total investment of USD 800 million. The first phase is to be completed by 2023 with a 50 MW plant, then reaching 150 MW through the second project phase with an expected completion by 2025. Ultimately, the Tulu Moye Geothermal Project will generate 150 MW towards the baseload electricity needs of the Ethiopian Electricity Grid.
The project is headed by the independent energy company Tulu Moye Geothermal Operations (TMGO), a shareholding company of the investment firm Meridiam SAS based in Paris, and ReykjavÃk Geothermal.
Technical commercial bids for EPC will be delivered by May 2021.